Football in Thai
“Football” in Thai is ฟุตบอลfút-bawn; you'll also hear บอลbawn (casual).
football, soccer noun
- fút high
- bawn mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
ball; football noun casual
- bawn mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ฟุตบอลfút-bawn is football in the British sense, soccer, and in conversation it's simply บอลbawn: you เตะบอลdtè bawn, kick a ball, to play and ดูบอลduu bawn to watch. The English Premier League has a huge Thai following, with late-night matches on in bars and noodle shops, and the national team is ทีมชาติtiim châat, "the nation's team".
In football, a goal is ประตูbprà-dtuu, a door, and scoring one is ยิงประตูying bprà-dtuu, shooting the door.
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:
- futbol
- fut bon
- footbon
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