Home and daily lifeIron (for clothes) in Thai
“Iron (for clothes)” in Thai is รีดผ้าrîit-pâa; you'll also hear เตารีดdtao-rîit (the iron).
รีดผ้า rîit-pâa
to iron (clothes) verb
- rîit falling
- pâa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: รีดrîit to press flat ผ้าpâa cloth
เตารีด dtao-rîit
an iron noun the iron
- dtao mid
- rîit falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
Neighbourhood laundry shops, ร้านซักรีดráan sák rîit, "wash-and-press shops", wash by the kilo and iron by the piece, so plenty of people never touch an iron, a เตารีดdtao-rîit.
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:
- rit pha
- reed pa
- tao rit
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