Describing thingsancient, old; traditional adjective
- boo mid
- raan mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
โบราณboo-raan is old in a respected way: ruined temples and old cities, traditional recipes and remedies. The ruins of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai are ancient cities, เมืองโบราณmueang boo-raan, and คนโบราณkon boo-raan, "the people of old", introduces traditional wisdom: คนโบราณว่าkon boo-raan wâa, as the old folks say. For people, old is แก่gàe; for worn things, เก่าgào; and for something uncool, เชยchoei.
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:
- boran
- bo ran
- boraan
- bohraan
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