Apart from in Thai

“Apart from” in Thai is นอกจากnâwk-jàak.

นอกจาก nâwk-jàak

apart from, besides; except preposition also in speech

nâwk falling
jàak low

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

นอกจากnâwk-jàak, literally "outside of", means "apart from": either "in addition to", as in นอกจากภาษาไทยnâwk-jàak paa-sǎa tai, besides Thai, or, with a negative, "except". With แล้วláew and ยังyang it's "not only … but also": นอกจากถูกแล้วยังอร่อยnâwk-jàak tùuk láew yang à-ràwy, it's not just cheap, it's tasty too.

Signs say "except" with ยกเว้นyók-wén, and นอกจากนี้nâwk-jàak níi means "moreover".

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:

nok chak
nok jak
nork jark

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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