Hostel in Thai

“Hostel” in Thai is โฮสเทลhóot-tew.

โฮสเทล hóot-tew

hostel noun

hóot high
tew mid

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

โฮสเทลhóot-tew is English hostel: a place that rents beds in shared dorms, often with a café or a bar where travellers meet. Bangkok's Khao San Road area and the old town of Chiang Mai have dozens. A หอพักhǎw-pák is something else: a dormitory where Thai students and workers rent a room by the month.

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

รถ rót Car
แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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