Placesdistrict noun
- am mid
- poe mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Provinces (จังหวัดjang-wàt) are divided into districts (อำเภอam-poe).
district (in Bangkok); zone, area noun
- kèet low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
You'll hear it in Tao Ngoi (เต่างอย).
How to use it
Each province is divided into districts, อำเภอam-poe, and subdistricts, ตำบลdtam-bon. Bangkok's districts have their own name, เขตkèet, and its subdistricts are แขวงkwǎeng. The district office, where Thais register births, marriages and a change of address, is also simply called อำเภอam-poe, or เขตkèet in Bangkok.
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:
- amphoe
- amphur
- umpur
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