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Basketball in Thai

“Basketball” in Thai is บาสเกตบอลbáat-gét-bawn; you'll also hear บาสbáat (casual).

บาสเกตบอล báat-gét-bawn

basketball noun

  • báat high
  • gét high
  • bawn mid
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
บาส báat

basketball (casual) noun

  • báat high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

บาสเกตบอลbáat-gét-bawn is the English word said the Thai way, with a high first syllable and the final l said n, and everyone shortens it to บาสbáat: เล่นบาสlên báat, to play basketball. A basketball court is สนามบาสsà-nǎam báat. Mind the tone: with a low tone, บาทbàat is the baht.

Don't mix it up

  • บาทbàat

    baht (Thai currency)

    Low tone: the baht.

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:

  • bas
  • bas ket bon
  • basket bon

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