Describing things ความยาว kwaam-yaao
length noun
- kwaam mid
- yaao mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Parts: ความkwaam -ness ยาวyaao long
How to use it
ความkwaam in front of an adjective makes a noun: ความยาวkwaam-yaao, length, ความกว้างkwaam-gwâang, width, ความสูงkwaam-sǔung, height, and ความลึกkwaam-lúek, depth. These are the words of shops and forms; in conversation Thais simply ask ยาวเท่าไหร่yaao tâo-rài, how long is it?
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:
- khwam yao
- kwam yao
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