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Weather & Disasters
Weather and disaster words that matter when you live in Thailand, such as rainy-season floods and dry-season PM2.5. Useful when reading the news and alerts.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| พยากรณ์อากาศ | phá-yaa-gɔɔn aa-gàatpʰá.jaː.kɔːn ʔaː.kàːt | weather forecast | |
| อุณหภูมิ | un-hà-phuumʔun.hà.pʰuːm | temperature | |
| องศา | ong-sǎaʔoŋ.sǎː | degree (temperature, angle) | |
| ความชื้น | khwaam-chʉ́ʉnkʰwaːm.tɕʰɯ́ːn | humidity | |
| ชื้น | chʉ́ʉntɕʰɯ́ːn | damp; humid | |
| อบอ้าว | òp-âaoʔòp.ʔâːw | hot and humid; muggy | |
| ร้อนจัด | rɔ́ɔn jàtrɔ́ːn tɕàt | extremely hot | |
| แดดแรง | dɛ̀ɛt rɛɛngdɛ̀ːt rɛːŋ | strong sunlight | |
| ฟ้าผ่า | fáa-phàafáː.pʰàː | lightning strike; to be struck by lightning | |
| ฟ้าแลบ | fáa-lɛ̂ɛpfáː.lɛ̂ːp | lightning (flash) | |
| พายุ | phaa-yúpʰaː.jú | storm; typhoon | |
| ฝนตกหนัก | fǒn dtòk nàkfǒn tòk nàk | heavy rain | |
| ฝนปรอย | fǒn prɔɔifǒn prɔːj | drizzle; light rain | |
| น้ำท่วมขัง | náam thûam khǎngnáːm tʰûam kʰǎŋ | road flooding; standing water | |
| ภัยแล้ง | phai-lɛ́ɛngpʰaj.lɛ́ːŋ | drought | |
| สึนามิ | sʉ̀-naa-mísɯ̀.naː.mí | tsunami | |
| ไฟไหม้ | fai mâifaj mâj | fire (accidental); to catch fire | |
| ฝุ่น | fùnfùn | dust; fine particles | |
| ฝุ่นพีเอ็มสองจุดห้า | fùn phii-em sɔ̌ɔng-jùt-hâafùn pʰiː.ʔem sɔ̌ːŋ.tɕùt.hâː | PM2.5 | |
| มลพิษทางอากาศ | mon-lá-phít thaang aa-gàatmon.lá.pʰít tʰaːŋ ʔaː.kàːt | air pollution | |
| ค่าฝุ่น | khâa fùnkʰâː fùn | air pollution level (PM2.5) | |
| หน้ากากอนามัย | nâa-gàak à-naa-mainâː.kàːk ʔà.naː.maj | face mask (surgical) | |
| เครื่องฟอกอากาศ | khrʉ̂ang fɔ̂ɔk aa-gàatkʰrɯ̂aŋ fɔ̂ːk ʔaː.kàːt | air purifier | |
| หมอกควัน | mɔ̀ɔk-khwanmɔ̀ːk.kʰwan | smog; haze | |
| หมอก | mɔ̀ɔkmɔ̀ːk | fog; mist | |
| ควัน | khwankʰwan | smoke | |
| เตือนภัย | dtʉan-phaitɯan.pʰaj | to issue a warning; to alert | |
| อพยพ | òp-phá-yópʔòp.pʰá.jóp | to evacuate | |
| ภัยพิบัติ | phai-phí-bàtpʰaj.pʰí.bàt | disaster | |
| โลกร้อน | lôok-rɔ́ɔnlôːk.rɔ́ːn | global warming | |
| ท้องฟ้า | thɔ́ɔng-fáatʰɔ́ːŋ.fáː | sky | |
| รุ้ง | rúngrúŋ | rainbow | |
| หนาวจัด | nǎao jàtnǎːw tɕàt | extremely cold | |
| ลมพัด | lom phátlom pʰát | The wind blows. | |
| น้ำขึ้น | náam khʉ̂nnáːm kʰɯ̂n | the water rises; high tide | |
| น้ำลด | náam lótnáːm lót | the water recedes; low tide |
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