Home and daily lifecommon areas, shared facilities (of a condo) noun
- sùan low
- glaang mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ส่วนกลางsùan-glaang, "the central part", is everything in a condo or a housing estate that residents share: the pool, the gym, the lobby, the lifts and the gardens. Owners pay a common fee for them, ค่าส่วนกลางkâa sùan-glaang, collected by the building's office, the นิติní-dtì. Pool and gym rules are posted on the wall, often with fixed opening hours.
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:
- suan klang
- suan kang
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