Home and daily lifeelectric fan noun
- pát high
- lom 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
How to use it
พัดลมpát-lom, literally "fan the wind", is in every Thai home. Guesthouses rent cheaper ห้องพัดลมhâwng pát-lom, fan rooms, next to air-con rooms, ห้องแอร์hâwng ae.
A fan of a singer or a team is แฟนfaen, as in แฟนบอลfaen-bawn, a football fan, but on its own แฟนfaen usually means a boyfriend or girlfriend.
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:
- phat lom
- pud lom
- phadlom
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