Behaviour in Thai

“Behaviour” in Thai is พฤติกรรมprúet-dtì-gam.

พฤติกรรม prúet-dtì-gam

behaviour, habits noun

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

How to use it

พฤติกรรมprúet-dtì-gam is behaviour and habits, a word of doctors, teachers and the news: eating habits are พฤติกรรมการกินprúet-dtì-gam gaan gin, and a pupil's conduct at school is their พฤติกรรมprúet-dtì-gam.

In everyday talk, people describe behaviour with นิสัยní-sǎi, character or habits: นิสัยไม่ดีní-sǎi mâi dii is a bad habit or a nasty streak.

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:

  • phruettikam
  • pruttikam
  • phrut ti kam
  • prued ti gam

More news and society in Thai

All news and society
  • กลุ่ม glùm Group
  • สังคม sǎng-kom Society
  • ผล pǒn Result

    result, outcome

  • ระบบ rá-bòp System
  • มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)

    section, article (of a law)

  • ระดับ rá-dàp Level

    level, grade

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