Animals โลมา loo-maa
dolphin noun
- loo mid
- maa mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
Many Thais say ปลาโลมาbplaa loo-maa, "dolphin fish", although a dolphin is no fish. At Khanom, in Nakhon Si Thammarat, boat trips go out to see the pink dolphins, โลมาสีชมพูloo-maa sǐi chom-puu, and a small, endangered group of Irrawaddy dolphins survives in Songkhla Lake.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- loma
- lo ma
- pla loma
- plaa loo maa
More animals in Thai
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