Nature and weather หิมะ hì-má
snow noun
- hì low
- má high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
It never snows in Thailand, so seeing snow is a dream for many Thais, and winter trips to Japan and Korea are popular. Snow falls, like rain: หิมะตกhì-má dtòk. The closest Thailand gets is frost on the coldest mornings at the top of Doi Inthanon, the country's highest mountain: Northerners call it เหมยขาบmǒei-kàap, and in Isan it's แม่คะนิ้งmâe-ká-níng.
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:
- heema
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