bprɛɛng-sǐi-fantoothbrush
TonesปรClassmiddleSyllablesthree

Made of

literally “brush for rubbing teeth”

สี on its own means “colour”.

How it reads

แปรงสีฟัน

Tap a syllable to highlight it in the word and see where its tone comes from.

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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