Places มัสยิด mát-sà-yít
mosque noun
- mát high
- sà low
- yít high
- 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
มัสยิดmát-sà-yít comes from Arabic masjid. Islam is Thailand's second religion: most Thai Muslims live in the South, but there are mosques all over Bangkok too. Food that is halal is labelled ฮาลาลhaa-laan.
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:
- masjid
- mussayid
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