Home and daily lifeWashing machine in Thai
“Washing machine” in Thai is เครื่องซักผ้าkrûeang-sák-pâa.
washing machine noun
- krûeang falling
- sák high
- pâa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: เครื่องkrûeang · machine; counting word for machines, phones and appliances
How to use it
Many condos and dorms have coin-operated machines, เครื่องซักผ้าหยอดเหรียญkrûeang-sák-pâa yàwt rǐan, "drop-a-coin washing machines", and you'll find rows of them outside many 7-Eleven shops too. Few homes have a dryer: the washing is hung out to dry, ตากผ้าdtàak pâa, on the balcony.
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:
- khrueang sak pha
- kreuang sak paa
- krueng sak pa
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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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