Places เยาวราช yao-wá-râat
Yaowarat (Bangkok's Chinatown) name
- yao mid
- wá high
- râat falling
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
Bangkok's Chinatown is named after its main street, Yaowarat Road, ถนนเยาวราชtà-nǒn yao-wá-râat. After dark it becomes one of the city's best street-food spots, and at Chinese New Year, ตรุษจีนdtrùt-jiin, it fills with red lanterns. Many Thai families have Chinese roots, and words like ยี่ห้อyîi-hâw, a brand, came into Thai from Chinese.
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:
- yaowarat
- yaowarach
- yao wa rat
- yaowaraj
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