Nature and weather ฟ้า fáa
sky noun
- fáa high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
You'll hear it in Lao Duang Duean (ลาวดวงเดือน).
How to use it
ฟ้าfáa is the sky, with a high tone, and also light blue, สีฟ้าsǐi fáa. It starts many weather words: thunder is ฟ้าร้องfáa-ráwng and lightning ฟ้าแลบfáa-lâep. In songs the sky is also fate: ฟ้าลิขิตfáa lí-kìt, "written by the sky", means destiny.
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:
- fa
- fah
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