Etc. in Thai

“Etc.” in Thai is เป็นต้นbpen-dtôn.

เป็นต้น bpen-dtôn

etc., and so on (after a list) phrase written

bpen mid
dtôn falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

เป็นต้นbpen-dtôn closes a list of examples, like "etc." or "and so on", and it usually pairs with เช่นchên, "such as", at the start of the list. Writing also uses the sign ฯลฯlá after a list, read aloud as lá or as และอื่นๆláe ùuen-ùuen, "and others".

In conversation Thais trail off with อะไรแบบนี้à-rai bàep níi, "things like that".

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:

pen ton
penton
pen tone

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones