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Thai Vocabulary: Body

Name the main parts of your body

หัว
hǔa
rising tonerising
noun
head
หน้า
nâa
falling tonefalling
Adjective; Noun; Preposition
face, page, front, season, next, in front of
Remember it by
nah
ตา
dtaa
mid tonemid
noun
eye, grandfather
หู
hǔu
rising tonerising
ear
จมูก
jà-mùuk
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
nose
ปาก
bpàak
low tonelow
mouth
ฟัน
fan
mid tonemid
Noun; Verb
tooth, to cut, chop, slash, ฟันธง predict confidently
คอ
khɔɔ
mid tonemid
neck, throat
มือ
mue
mid tonemid
Classifier; Noun
hand, มือถือ mobile phone, ฝีมือ skill, [classifier for hands/skills]
แขน
khɛ̌ɛn
rising tonerising
arm
ขา
khǎa
rising tonerising
leg
เท้า
tháao
high tonehigh
foot
นิ้ว
níu
high tonehigh
Classifier; Noun
finger, toe, inch, [classifier for fingers/toes/inches]
ผม
phǒm
rising tonerising
Noun; Pronoun
I, me [male polite], hair
Remember it by
POM

Two cheeky Aussie or Kiwi guys point at an absurdly pompous British bloke—their unmistakable POM.

ฉัน
chǎn
rising tonerising
Pronoun
I, me [female informal/neutral; male poetic/intimate]
Remember it by
Chan

A woman named Chan points directly at herself and proudly says, “Me!”

Vocabulary (15 words)

หัว hǔa
head
หน้า nâa
face, page, front, season, next, in front of
ตา dtaa
eye, grandfather
หู hǔu
ear
จมูก jà-mùuk
nose
ปาก bpàak
mouth
ฟัน fan
tooth, to cut, chop, slash, ฟันธง predict confidently
คอ khɔɔ
neck, throat
มือ mue
hand, มือถือ mobile phone, ฝีมือ skill, [classifier for hands/skills]
แขน khɛ̌ɛn
arm
ขา khǎa
leg
เท้า tháao
foot
นิ้ว níu
finger, toe, inch, [classifier for fingers/toes/inches]
ผม phǒm
I, me [male polite], hair
ฉัน chǎn
I, me [female informal/neutral; male poetic/intimate]