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Fish in Thai 🇹🇭


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fish ปลา
How to say “fish” in Thai? “ปลา”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ปลา” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on fish in Thai like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice that the Thai word “ปลา” is pronounced “plaː”. You might imagine a fish saying “pla, pla, pla” as a playful sound to help you remember it means “fish.”

Explanation:
• “ปลา” refers to fish in general—any aquatic animal with gills and fins that lives in water.
• The word is common in everyday language, especially when talking about food or nature.

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• Although “ปลา” is the standard term for fish, you might sometimes see compound words like “ปลาทู” (plaː thuː, “mackerel”) or “ปลาส้ม” (plaː sôm, “red snapper”) when referring to specific types.
• For a broader term, “สัตว์น้ำ” (sàt nàm, “aquatic animal”) is sometimes used, though it covers more than just fish.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• In informal or playful language, “ปลา” can be found as part of idiomatic expressions. For example, the phrase “ตกปลา” (dtòk pla, “to fish”) is sometimes used metaphorically to mean “flirting” or “trying to pick someone up.”
• Occasionally, “ปลา” might be used humorously to refer to a person who is elusive or “slippery” in conversation, much like the English expression “fishy” when speaking of someone hard to pin down.

Example Sentences:
1. ฉันชอบกินปลาในร้านนี้
(chǎn châwp gin pla nai ráan níi)
Translation: I like eating fish at this restaurant.

2. The fishermen went out early in the morning to catch fish.
ชาวประมงออกเรือแต่เช้าเพื่อจับปลา
(chaao bprà-mong òk rʉa dtàe chǎo phʉ̂a jàp pla)
Translation: The fishermen went out early in the morning to catch fish.

3. He was "fishing" for compliments all evening.
เขากำลัง “ตกปลา” หาคำชมทั้งคืน
(khǎo gam-lang “dtòk pla” hǎa kham-chom thâng kheun)
Translation: He was “fishing” for compliments all evening.

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