Group in Thai

“Group” in Thai is กลุ่มglùm.

กลุ่ม glùm

group noun

  • glùm low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

กลุ่มglùm is a group of people or things: friends, a class, a tour, a chat, or a group of companies in the news. A group chat is กลุ่มไลน์glùm lai, since LINE is what everyone in Thailand uses, and to do something as a group is เป็นกลุ่มbpen glùm.

The English word lives on in a few fixed phrases: a group tour is a กรุ๊ปทัวร์grúp tua and a blood type is a กรุ๊ปเลือดgrúp lûeat.

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:

  • klum
  • kloom
  • glom

More news and society in Thai

All news and society
  • สังคม sǎng-kom Society
  • ผล pǒn Result

    result, outcome

  • ระบบ rá-bòp System
  • มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)

    section, article (of a law)

  • ระดับ rá-dàp Level

    level, grade

  • กฎหมาย gòt-mǎai Law

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