Animals งู nguu
snake noun
- nguu mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
งูnguu starts with ng, the sound at the end of sing: practise it slowly, then put it at the start. The Thai letter งngaw is named after the snake: ง งูngaw nguu.
Two you may hear about: the cobra is งูเห่าnguu-hào and the king cobra งูจงอางnguu jong-aang.
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:
- ngu
- ngoo
- gnoo
- ngou
More animals in Thai
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