Nature and weatherPlant in Thai
“Plant” in Thai is ต้นไม้dtôn-máai; you'll also hear พืชpûuet (formal) and ปลูกbplùuk (to plant).
tree, plant noun everyday
- dtôn falling
- máai high
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
plant (in science and farming) noun formal
- pûuet falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
to plant, to grow verb
- bplùuk low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
In everyday Thai a plant is ต้นไม้dtôn-máai, the same word as tree, including the potted ones on a balcony. พืชpûuet is plants as a group, in science, farming and the news, as in พืชผักpûuet pàk, vegetable crops. To plant or grow something is ปลูกbplùuk: ปลูกข้าวbplùuk kâao, to grow rice.
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:
- ton mai
- phuet
- puet
- pluk
- plook
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