Food and drink เมา mao
drunk adjective
- mao mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
เมาค้างmao káang = hungover.
You'll hear it in Thararat (ธารารัตน์).
How to use it
เมาmao is drunk, and it also covers other kinds of dizzy sickness: เมารถmao rót is carsick and เมาเรือmao ruea seasick. A hangover is เมาค้างmao káang, "drunk left over".
Don't mix it up
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แมวmaew
cat
With the vowel of cat gliding into a w: a cat.
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:
- mau
- mow
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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