Food and drink
strawberry noun
- sà low
- dtraw mid
- boe mid
- rîi falling
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
How to use it
Thai strawberries grow in the cool hills around Chiang Mai, and the season runs through the cool months, roughly November to March, when roadside stalls sell punnets, juice and jam.
Spellings vary: the official form is สตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtraw-boe-rîi, and menus often write สตรอเบอร์รี่sà-dtraw-boe-rîi. However it's written, the word ends on a falling tone.
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:
- satroberi
- sa traw boe ri
- satraw boe ri
- sa-traw-ber-ri
- strawberri
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