Home and daily life กระดาษ grà-dàat
paper noun
- grà low
- dàat low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: แผ่นpàen · sheet; counting word for flat things (paper, tickets, discs)
How to use it
กระดาษgrà-dàat has two low tones; the first syllable is quick, almost gra. Sheets are counted with แผ่นpàen: กระดาษสองแผ่นgrà-dàat sǎwng pàen, two sheets of paper. Paper tissues and toilet roll are ทิชชู่tít-chûu.
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:
- kradat
- kra dat
- kradaad
- gradat
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