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Flag in Thai

“Flag” in Thai is ธงชาติtong-châat; you'll also hear ธงtong (any flag).

ธงชาติ tong-châat

national flag noun

  • tong mid
  • châat falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
ธง tong

flag noun any flag

  • tong mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

The Thai flag, ธงชาติtong-châat, has five horizontal stripes of red, white and blue, with a double-width blue band in the middle. It's called ธงไตรรงค์tong dtrai-rong, "the tricolour flag", and dates from 1917; the colours are usually explained as red for the nation, white for religion and blue for the monarchy. Every school morning starts with the flag being raised to the national anthem.

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:

  • thong chat
  • tong chart

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More culture and festivals in Thai

All culture and festivals
  • สงกรานต์ sǒng-graan Songkran

    Songkran, the Thai New Year (13-15 April)

  • ลอยกระทง lawy grà-tong Loy Krathong

    to float a krathong

  • ฮ่าๆ hâa-hâa 555

    haha (typed 555 in chats: five is hâa)

  • ไหว้ wâai Wai

    to wai (greet with palms together)

  • สำนวน sǎm-nuan Proverb

    idiom, saying

  • ศัพท์วัยรุ่น sàp wai-rûn Slang

    slang (literally 'teen words')

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones