ประเทศไทยปีนึงฝนตกสองวัน
[prathêet Thai pii neung fon dtòk sǎwng wan]
In Thailand, it only rains two days a year.

วันที่กูไปเที่ยว
[wan tîi guu pai tîao]
The day I go out.

กับวันที่กูตากผ้า
[gàp wan tîi guu dtàak pâa]
And the day I hang my clothes to dry.

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Ever wonder what’s the difference between “ประเทศไทย” [prathêet Thai] and “เมืองไทย” [meuang Thai]? The answer is that one is formal and the other is informal. Find out which one is which and learn more words with the same meaning but used in different registers here

Although in Thailand, nearly everyone hangs their clothes to dry “ตากผ้า” [dtàak pâa], in colder countries that get less sun, people dry clothes in a dryer “อบผ้า” [òb pâa] instead. Click here to learn more house chores vocabulary.

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