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Animals สวนสัตว์ sǔan-sàt
zoo noun
- sǔan rising
- sàt 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.
Parts: สวนsǔan garden, park สัตว์sàt animal
How to use it
สวนสัตว์sǔan-sàt is an "animal garden". Thailand's most famous zoo animal of recent years is Moo Deng, หมูเด้งmǔu-dêng, the pygmy hippo born at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi in 2024, whose name means "bouncy pork".
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:
- sua sat
- suan sut
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