Directly in Thai

“Directly” in Thai is โดยตรงdooi dtrong.

โดยตรง dooi dtrong

directly, in person adverb formal

dooi mid
dtrong mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

โดยตรงdooi dtrong is "directly", with no one in between: a seller, an agent, a middleman. It's common in ads and on websites.

In conversation Thais often just say กับgàp, "with": จองกับโรงแรมjawng gàp roong-raem, book with the hotel. ตรงๆdtrong-dtrong is "straight out, frankly": พูดตรงๆpûut dtrong-dtrong, to speak frankly.

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:

doi trong
doy trong

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