Floods in Thailand

There have been many serious floods in Thailand, we would like to send our best wishes to everybody who has suffered or is suffering from floods. Please stay safe and strong, we will get through these bad days together.

In this short blog lesson I would like to teach you some interesting Thai vocabulary related to floods.

น้ำท่วม /nám-tûam/ = flood

กระสอบทราย /grà-sɔ̀ɔp-saai/ = sand bag

เขื่อน /kùan/ = dam

คลอง /klɔɔng/ = canal

ระบายน้ำ /rá-baai-nám/ = drain

อาสาสมัคร /aa-sǎa-sà-màk/ = volunteer

สถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน /sà-tǎa-ná-gaan chùk-chә̌әn/ = emergency situation

บริจาค /bɔɔ-ri-jàak/ = donate

จระเข้ /jɔɔ-ra-kêe/ = crocodile (LOL)

Keep safe 🙂

Jang
Thai Language Teacher