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Twins in Thai

“Twins” in Thai is ฝาแฝดfǎa-fàet; you'll also hear แฝดfàet (short).

ฝาแฝด fǎa-fàet

twins noun

  • fǎa rising
  • fàet low
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
แฝด fàet

twin (short) noun

  • fàet low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

ฝาแฝดfǎa-fàet or just แฝดfàet is a twin: twin girls are แฝดผู้หญิงfàet pûu-yǐng. Even twins follow the Thai rule of age: the one born first is พี่pîi and the other น้องnáwng, minutes apart.

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 faet
  • fa fat

More family in Thai

All family
  • ครอบครัว krâwp-krua Family
  • พ่อ pâw Father

    father, dad

  • แม่ mâe Mother

    mother, mum

  • ภรรยา pan-rá-yaa Wife

    wife (polite)

  • สามี sǎa-mii Husband

    husband (polite)

  • แฟน faen Boyfriend or girlfriend

    boyfriend, girlfriend

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones