grà-daan-damblackboard

Literally “black board”.

TonesกรClassmiddleSyllablesthree

How it reads

กระดานดำ

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Letters in the word

Kai says

ปลา means fish; น้ำปลา is fish sauce. Once you recognise the parts, a longer Thai word can start looking much less unfamiliar.

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