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Dance in Thai

“Dance” in Thai is เต้นdtên; you'll also hear รำram (Thai dance).

เต้น dtên

to dance verb

  • dtên falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
รำ ram

to dance (Thai classical or folk dance) verb

  • ram mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

เต้นdtên is any modern dancing: at a club, a party or a concert. It's also what a heart does: หัวใจเต้นแรงhǔa-jai dtên raeng, my heart is pounding.

Traditional Thai dance, with slow hand movements and curved fingers, is รำram, and the circle dance of temple fairs and Songkran is the รำวงram-wong.

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:

  • tehn
  • dtehn

More verbs in Thai

All verbs
  • เป็น bpen Be

    to be (a nationality, a job, a role)

  • มี mii Have

    to have

  • ไป bpai Go

    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

  • ดื่ม dùuem Drink

    to drink

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