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Nature & Animals

Words for nature, such as mountains, rivers, and the sea, plus common animals, insects, and plants. These come up in travel and in the news.

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ธรรมชาติtham-má-châattʰam.má.tɕʰâːtnature
ทะเลสาบthá-lee-sàaptʰá.leː.sàːplake
ถ้ำthâmtʰâmcave
คลองkhlɔɔngkʰlɔːŋcanal
บึงbʉngbɯŋswamp; marsh
ทุ่งนาthûng-naatʰûŋ.naːrice field
ดินdindinsoil; earth
หินhǐnhǐnstone; rock
ทรายsaaisaːjsand
คลื่นkhlʉ̂ʉnkʰlɯ̂ːnwave
ดวงอาทิตย์duang-aa-thítduaŋ.ʔaː.tʰítsun
ดวงจันทร์duang-janduaŋ.tɕanmoon
หญ้าyâajâːgrass
ดอกกล้วยไม้dɔ̀ɔk glûai-máaidɔ̀ːk klûaj.máːjorchid
ดอกบัวdɔ̀ɔk-buadɔ̀ːk.bualotus flower
ต้นมะพร้าวdtôn má-phráaotôn má.pʰráːwcoconut palm
จระเข้jɔɔ-rá-khêetɕɔː.rá.kʰêːcrocodile
เต่าdtàotàwturtle
กบgòpkòpfrog
ตุ๊กแกdtúk-gɛɛtúk.kɛːtokay gecko
แมลงmá-lɛɛngmá.lɛːŋinsect; bug
ผีเสื้อphǐi-sʉ̂apʰǐː.sɯ̂abutterfly
ผึ้งphʉ̂ngpʰɯ̂ŋbee
แมงมุมmɛɛng-mummɛːŋ.mumspider
แมลงวันmá-lɛɛng-wanmá.lɛːŋ.wanfly (insect)
ปลาวาฬplaa-waanplaː.waːnwhale
โลมาloo-maaloː.maːdolphin
สัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líangsàt.líaŋpet

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