taang-máa-laaizebra crossing

Literally “zebra road”: the stripes give it the same name in Thai.

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How it reads

ทางม้าลาย

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Letters in the word

Kai says

The vowel เ is written before its consonant, but spoken after it. Your eyes see the vowel first; your voice starts with the consonant.

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