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Formal words

At present in Thai

“At present” in Thai is ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban; you'll also hear ขณะนี้kà-nà-níi (announcements).

ปัจจุบัน bpàt-jù-ban

the present; nowadays, currently noun formal

  • bpàt low
  • jù low
  • ban mid
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
ขณะนี้ kà-nà-níi

at the moment, now (formal) adverb announcements

  • kà low
  • nà low
  • níi high
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban is "the present, nowadays": ในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-ban, at present, and ที่อยู่ปัจจุบันtîi-yùu bpàt-jù-ban, current address, on forms. ขณะนี้kà-nà-níi, "this moment", is the "now" of announcements, including the recorded message you hear when a phone is switched off.

In conversation, "now" is ตอนนี้dtawn-níi and "nowadays" is สมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níi.

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:

  • patjuban
  • pat ju ban
  • khana nee

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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