Ball in Thai

“Ball” in Thai is ลูกบอลlûuk-bawn.

ลูกบอล lûuk-bawn

ball noun

lûuk falling
bawn mid

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

Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things

Parts: ลูกlûuk child; counting word for round things บอลbawn ball

How to use it

ลูกบอลlûuk-bawn is a ball you kick, throw or bounce, and like fruit and other round things it's counted with ลูกlûuk: ลูกบอลสองลูกlûuk-bawn sǎwng lûuk, two balls. On its own, บอลbawn usually means football, the game.

A party or dance ball is งานเต้นรำngaan dtên-ram, a dancing event.

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:

luk bon
look bon

More sports and hobbies in Thai

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หมากรุก màak-rúk Chess
กอล์ฟ gáwp Golf
เทนนิส ten-nít Tennis
แบดมินตัน bàet-min-dtân Badminton
วอลเลย์บอล wawn-lêe-bawn Volleyball

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones