Animals
frog noun
- gòp low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
กบgòp is short and low, with an unaspirated g. In the rainy season the rice fields are loud with frogs, and in Isan and the North they're food: fried or grilled frog is a village classic.
The saying กบในกะลาgòp nai gà-laa, "a frog under a coconut shell", describes someone who thinks their small world is everything.
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:
- kop
- gob
- kob
- gorp
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