People
police, police officer noun
- dtam mid
- rùat low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
How to use it
ตำรวจdtam-rùat starts with an unaspirated dt. The police are on 191, and the Tourist Police, ตำรวจท่องเที่ยวdtam-rùat tâwng-tîaw, speak English and answer on 1155. Traffic police are ตำรวจจราจรdtam-rùat jà-raa-jawn, and the police station is สถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùat or, in everyday talk, โรงพักroong-pák.
Address an officer politely as คุณตำรวจkun dtam-rùat.
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:
- tamruat
- tam ruat
- tumruat
- tamrouat
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