Body and health
foot, feet noun
- táao high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
foot (crude for people; normal for animals) noun
- dtiin mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
เท้าtáao is the polite, everyday word for the foot, said high and long. ตีนdtiin is a crude word for a person's foot that you'll hear in rough speech, but it's normal for animals: chicken feet on a menu are ตีนไก่dtiin-gài.
Feet are the lowest part of the body, and Thai manners follow: don't point them at people or Buddha images, don't rest them on tables, and take your shoes off before you step into a home or a temple hall. See Thai etiquette.
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:
- thao
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