Additional in Thai

“Additional” in Thai is เพิ่มเติมpôem-dtoem.

เพิ่มเติม pôem-dtoem

additional, further, more (formal) adjective

pôem falling
dtoem mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

เพิ่มเติมpôem-dtoem, "add and top up", means "additional, further, more": ข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมkâw-muun pôem-dtoem, more information, is the "Read more" of Thai websites and leaflets.

In conversation Thais say เพิ่มpôem (add, extra) or อีกìik (more): ขอข้าวเพิ่มkǎw kâao pôem, more rice, please.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

poem toem
perm term
phoem toem
pherm term

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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