Home and daily life จดหมาย jòt-mǎai
letter (mail) noun
- jòt low
- mǎai rising
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
จดหมายjòt-mǎai is a letter you post, low and then rising. It goes through the ไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-nii, the post office, and an email is อีเมลii-mew. A letter of the alphabet is a different word, ตัวอักษรdtua àk-sǎwn: see the Thai alphabet. In a condo, letters and parcels wait for you at the office downstairs.
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:
- jodmai
- jot mai
- chot mai
- jod maai
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