Due to in Thai

“Due to” in Thai is เนื่องจากnûeang-jàak.

เนื่องจาก nûeang-jàak

due to, because of (formal) conjunction

nûeang falling
jàak low

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

เนื่องจากnûeang-jàak gives the reason in notices, announcements and emails, like "due to" or "owing to". It can start the sentence or follow the result, and the result is often marked with จึงjueng: เนื่องจากไฟดับร้านจึงปิดnûeang-jàak fai dàp ráan jueng bpìt, due to a power cut, the shop is closed.

In conversation Thais say เพราะpráw, because: ร้านปิดเพราะไฟดับráan bpìt práw fai dàp.

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:

nueang jak
neuang jak
nuang chak
nuengjak

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
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