Home and daily life ช่อง châwng
channel; slot, gap, opening noun
- châwng falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ช่องchâwng is falling, and it's any opening something fits through: a TV channel, a coin slot, a gap in a fence. Thai TV stations are known by their numbers, like ช่องสามchâwng sǎam and ช่องเจ็ดchâwng jèt, Channels 3 and 7, two of the oldest, and a YouTube channel is a ช่องยูทูบchâwng yuu-túup. A blank box on a form is a ช่องว่างchâwng wâang, an empty slot.
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:
- chong
- chorng
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