Body and health
eye noun
- dtaa mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ตาdtaa is the eye, said flat and mid with an unaspirated dt. It builds many everyday words: tears are น้ำตาnáam-dtaa, "eye water", glasses are แว่นตาwâen-dtaa and eye drops ยาหยอดตาyaa-yàwt-dtaa. ตาแดงdtaa daeng, "red eyes", is also the everyday name for pink eye.
The same word means grandpa on your mother's side: your mother's parents are ตาdtaa and ยายyaai.
Don't mix it up
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ทาtaa
to put on, to apply (cream, lotion)
A puff of air on the t: to put on cream or lotion.
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:
- ta
- taa
- dta
- tah
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