Home and daily lifeBattery in Thai
“Battery” in Thai is แบตbàet; you'll also hear ถ่านtàan (AA, AAA).
แบต bàet
battery (of a phone, a laptop, a car) noun phones, cars
- bàet low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
ถ่าน tàan
battery (AA, AAA); charcoal noun
- tàan low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
The battery in your phone is a แบตbàet, short for English battery: a dead one is แบตหมดbàet mòt, and charging it is ชาร์จแบตcháat bàet. The small batteries for remotes, clocks and toys are ถ่านtàan, the same word as charcoal.
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:
- bat
- than
- tan
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