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Dollar in Thai

“Dollar” in Thai is ดอลลาร์dawn-lâa.

ดอลลาร์ dawn-lâa

dollar noun

  • dawn mid
  • lâa falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

ดอลลาร์dawn-lâa is the English word said the Thai way: the l at the end of the first syllable becomes n, and the second syllable falls. The US dollar is ดอลลาร์สหรัฐdawn-lâa sà-hà-rát, USD on exchange boards. Thailand's own money is the บาทbàat.

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:

  • dollar
  • don la
  • dorn lah

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