Home and daily lifeCondom in Thai
“Condom” in Thai is ถุงยางtǔng-yaang; you'll also hear ถุงยางอนามัยtǔng-yaang-à-naa-mai (formal).
condom noun
- tǔng rising
- yaang mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
condom (full word) noun formal
- tǔng rising
- yaang mid
- à low
- naa mid
- mai mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ถุงยางtǔng-yaang, a "rubber bag", is the everyday word; packets and health posters use the full ถุงยางอนามัยtǔng-yaang-à-naa-mai, "hygienic rubber bag". Every 7-Eleven and pharmacy sells them, usually near the counter.
Older Thais may call a condom a มีชัยmii-chai, after Mechai Viravaidya, whose campaigns made them a household item in the 1970s and 80s.
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:
- thung yang
- tung yang
- toong yaang
- tungyang
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