Dust in Thai

“Dust” in Thai is ฝุ่นfùn.

ฝุ่น fùn

dust; smog (PM2.5) noun

  • fùn low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Low tone; rising ฝนfǒn is rain. From February to April, ฝุ่นเยอะfùn yóe (lots of dust) means bad smog.

Don't mix it up

  • ฝนfǒn

    rain

    Rising tone: rain.

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:

  • foon

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