Nature and weather สึนามิ sùe-naa-mí
tsunami noun
- sùe low
- naa mid
- mí 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
On 26 December 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami hit Thailand's Andaman coast, from Khao Lak to Phuket and Phi Phi, and killed thousands of people. Beaches there now have warning towers and blue signs marking the evacuation route.
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:
- sunami
- suenami
- sue na mi
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