Sports and hobbies กลอง glawng
drum noun
- glawng mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
กลองglawng is said flat, with gl at the start, and you ตีdtii, hit, it. Temples keep big drums, and parades at festivals and ordinations dance to the กลองยาวglawng-yaao, the long drum carried on a strap. A drum kit is กลองชุดglawng chút, a drum set.
Don't mix it up
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กล่องglàwng
box
Low tone: a box.
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:
- klong
- glong
- klawng
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