News and societyElection in Thai
“Election” in Thai is การเลือกตั้งgaan-lûeak-dtâng; you'll also hear เลือกตั้งlûeak-dtâng (to vote).
election noun
- gaan mid
- lûeak falling
- dtâng falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
to elect, to vote (in an election) verb
- lûeak falling
- dtâng falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
การเลือกตั้งgaan-lûeak-dtâng is an election, from เลือกlûeak, to choose, and to vote in one is ไปเลือกตั้งbpai lûeak-dtâng or ไปใช้สิทธิ์bpai chái sìt, "to go and use your right". Thai citizens can vote from 18, elections are held on a Sunday, and they're run by the Election Commission, กกต.gaw-gaw-dtaw.
To vote in a meeting or a poll is โหวตwòot, from English.
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:
- kan lueak tang
- luektang
- lueak tang
- leuk tang
- kanlueaktang
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