Gold in Thai

“Gold” in Thai is ทองtawng.

ทอง tawng

gold; golden noun

tawng mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ทองtawng is gold, the metal and the colour, สีทองsǐi tawng. Thais buy gold jewellery as savings and as wedding gifts at gold shops, ร้านทองráan tawng, like the red-and-gold ones that line Yaowarat in Bangkok's Chinatown. Gold is weighed in บาทbàat, the same word as the currency: one baht of gold is about 15 grams. Together, เงินทองngoen tawng means wealth.

Don't mix it up

ท้องtáwng

stomach, belly

High tone: your stomach.

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
tong
torng
si thong

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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