Bundle

In this Easy Thai lesson, explore the different ways the word มัด (mát) is used in everyday Thai. You’ll first hear it as a verb meaning “to tie”, used with hands, feet and hair. Then you’ll see how it also works as a classifier for bundles of things like corn and rice. The lesson finishes with a popular Thai sweet that has มัด in its name.

Thai Vocabulary:
มัด (mát) – To tie / a bundle (classifier)
มัดผมหางม้า (mát phǒm hǎang-máa) – To tie hair in a ponytail
ข้าวโพด 1 มัด (khâao-phôot nʉ̀ng mát) – A bundle of corn
ข้าวต้มมัด (khâao-tôm-mát) – Sticky rice and banana wrapped in banana leaf

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