Animals นกอินทรี nók-in-sii
eagle noun
- nók high
- in mid
- sii mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
เหยี่ยว yìaw
hawk, kite noun
- yìaw low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
นกอินทรีnók-in-sii is said in-sii: Thai reads the th-r in its spelling as s, as in ทรายsaai, sand. Smaller birds of prey, like the reddish kites that circle over rice fields, are เหยี่ยวyìaw.
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:
- nok insi
- nok in see
- nok insee
- yiao
More animals in Thai
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