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Environment & Eco Issues

Words for environmental problems and eco-friendly living. In Thailand, dry-season PM2.5 (ฝุ่นพิษ) is often in the news.

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ฝุ่นพิษfùn phítfùn pʰíttoxic dust (PM2.5)
ภาวะโลกร้อนphaa-wá lôok-rɔ́ɔnpʰaː.wá lôːk.rɔ́ːnglobal warming
การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศgaan plìan-plɛɛng sà-phâap phuu-mí-aa-gàatkaːn plìan.plɛːŋ sà.pʰâːp pʰuː.mí.ʔaː.kàːtclimate change
ก๊าซเรือนกระจกgáat rʉan-grà-jòkkáːt rɯan.krà.tɕòkgreenhouse gas
รีไซเคิลrii-sai-khə̂nriː.saj.kʰɤ̂nto recycle; recycling
ลดการใช้ถุงพลาสติกlót gaan chái thǔng phláat-sà-dtìklót kaːn tɕʰáj tʰǔŋ pʰláːt.sà.tìkto use fewer plastic bags
ประหยัดไฟprà-yàt faiprà.jàt fajto save electricity
ประหยัดน้ำprà-yàt náamprà.jàt náːmto save water
พลังงานแสงอาทิตย์phá-lang-ngaan sɛ̌ɛng aa-thítpʰá.laŋ.ŋaːn sɛ̌ːŋ ʔaː.tʰítsolar energy
แผงโซลาร์เซลล์phɛ̌ɛng soo-lâa-seopʰɛ̌ːŋ soː.lâː.sewsolar panel
รถยนต์ไฟฟ้าrót-yon fai-fáarót.jon faj.fáːelectric vehicle
น้ำเสียnáam-sǐanáːm.sǐawastewater
ขยะพลาสติกkhà-yà phláat-sà-dtìkkʰà.jà pʰláːt.sà.tìkplastic waste
เผาป่าphǎo pàapʰǎw pàːforest burning
ป่าไม้pàa-máaipàː.máːjforest
อนุรักษ์à-nú-rákʔà.nú.rákto conserve; to preserve
สัตว์ใกล้สูญพันธุ์sàt glâi sǔun-phansàt klâj sǔːn.pʰanendangered animal

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