Home and daily lifeGlasses in Thai
“Glasses” in Thai is แว่นตาwâen-dtaa; you'll also hear แว่นwâen (everyday).
glasses noun
- wâen falling
- dtaa mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: อันan · counting word for small things (the all-purpose one)
glasses (short) noun everyday
- wâen falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
แว่นตาwâen-dtaa is "eye lenses", and in conversation just แว่นwâen. Sunglasses are แว่นกันแดดwâen-gan-dàet, "lenses against the sun". You put glasses on with ใส่sài, the verb for wearing clothes and shoes too.
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:
- waen ta
- waen taa
- wan ta
- waenta
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