Consider in Thai

“Consider” in Thai is พิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naa.

พิจารณา pí-jaa-rá-naa

to consider, to look into (formal) verb

pí high
jaa mid
rá high
naa mid

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

พิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naa is to consider something carefully and officially: a visa application, a loan, a complaint, a price. อยู่ระหว่างพิจารณาyùu rá-wàang pí-jaa-rá-naa, "under consideration", is an answer you'll hear from offices.

Asking for time with ขอพิจารณาก่อนkǎw pí-jaa-rá-naa gàwn sounds businesslike, good for a salesperson. Between friends, "let me think about it" is ขอคิดดูก่อนkǎw kít duu gàwn.

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:

phicharana
pijarana
pi ja ra na
phi cha ra na

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones