ยีราฟ
yii-ráap/jiː˧.raːp̚˦˥/
The English word "giraffe" is ยีราฟ (yii-ráap) in Thai.
ยีราฟ is a noun used to refer to the giraffe, the long-necked mammal.
Meaning: mammal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables: yii-ráap. The IPA pronunciation is /jiː˧.raːp̚˦˥/.
Did you know?
- In Thai, the classifier for animals is ตัว (tua), so when counting giraffes, you would say the number, the word ยีราฟ, and then ตัว.
- If you were to say ยีราฟ to a Lao speaker, they would understand you perfectly because the word is almost identical in Lao, written as ຈີຣາຟ.
- Thai spelling for ยีราฟ uses the character ฟ for the final 'f' sound, which is a sound that usually doesn't occur at the end of native Thai words.
Examples in context
- ผมไม่เคยเห็นยีราฟจริงๆI've never actually seen a giraffe.This sentence shows how to express that you have never seen a ยีราฟ in person.Tatoeba #10220395 by Somsak, translation #6812225 by CK
- ยีราฟตัวนี้This giraffe
- พวกยีราฟGiraffes
- คุณเคยเห็นยีราฟไหม?Have you ever seen a giraffe?
- ยีราฟนั้นสวยมากThat giraffe is very beautiful.
- ฉันอยากเรียนรู้เกี่ยวกับยีราฟI want to learn more about giraffes.
- ยีราฟตัวนี้คอยาวมากyiraaf tua ni kho yao maakThis giraffe has a very long neck.
- ฉันชอบดูยีราฟที่สวนสัตว์chan chop du yiraaf thi suan satI like watching giraffes at the zoo.
Example conversation
At the zoo, a woman and a man are looking at animals.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinดูนั่นสิ ชลสิทธิ์ ยีราฟกำลังกินใบไม้du nan si chonlasit yiraaf kamlang kin bai maiLook there, Chonlasit, the giraffe is eating leaves.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitใช่ครับ มันดูตัวใหญ่มากเลยchai khrap man du tua yai maak loeiYes, it looks very large.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinสิรินทร์อยากถ่ายรูปมันเก็บไว้sirin yak thai rup man kep waiSirin wants to take a photo of it to keep.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitได้เลยครับ ผมช่วยถือกล้องให้ไหมdai loei khrap phom chuai thue glong hai maiSure, shall I help hold the camera for you?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “giraffe” translations and entries ยีราฟ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ยีราฟ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
