Home and daily life นิตยสาร nít-dtà-yá-sǎan
magazine noun
- nít high
- dtà low
- yá high
- sǎan rising
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
นิตยสารnít-dtà-yá-sǎan is four syllables, high, low, high and rising, and in speech many people simply call a magazine a หนังสือnǎng-sǔue, a book. Many Thai print magazines have closed or moved online, but you'll still find a rack at airports and convenience stores. A comic is a การ์ตูนgaa-dtuun.
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:
- nittayasan
- nit ta ya san
- nitayasarn
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