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"to be called as" in Thai

เรียกว่า
Level 10

Literal Breakdown

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to be called เรียก
as; that ว่า

Summary

The Thai translation for “to be called as” is เรียกว่า. The Thai, เรียกว่า, can be broken down into 2 parts:"to be called" (เรียก) and "as; that" (ว่า).

Examples of "to be called as" in use

There are 19 examples of the Thai word for "to be called as" being used:
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What is it called? (male polite form) เรียกว่าอะไรนะครับ
What is this called? (male polite form) นี่เรียกว่าอะไรครับ
What is that called? (male polite form) นั่นเรียกว่าอะไรครับ
And this, what is it called? (male polite form) แล้วนี่เรียกว่าอะไรครับ
How do you say this word in Thai? คำนี้ภาษาไทยเรียกว่าอะไร
What is this called in Thai? นี่ภาษาไทยเรียกว่าอะไรคะ
What is that called in Thai? นั่นภาษาไทยเรียกว่าอะไรค่ะ
How do you say this word in English? คำนี้ภาษาอังกฤษเรียกว่าอะไร
It’s called a window. (male polite form) เรียกว่าหน้าต่างครับ
This is called a pen isn’t it? (female speaker) นี่เรียกว่าปากกาหรือคะ

Practice Lesson

"to be called as" Practice (22)
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as; that,
to be called,
to be called as
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Lesson phrases
And this, what is it called? (male polite form),
How do you say this word in English?,
How do you say this word in Thai?,
It is called a pencil. (male polite form),
It’s called a window. (male polite form),
That day we had to buy a ferry boat ticket, which we just call ferry.,
That is called a pencil. (male polite form),
That is called paper.,
The leader of this sub-district is called a sub-district chief.,
This is called a pen isn’t it? (female speaker),
This is called a pen isn’t it? (male polite form),
We will address them with the word “you” (for older people) you...you er...how much is this?,
What are those called? (male polite form),
What is it called? (male polite form),
What is that called in Thai?,
What is that called? (male polite form),
What is the leader of this sub-district called?,
What is this called in Thai?,
What is this called? (male polite form)
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