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Jeans in Thai

“Jeans” in Thai is กางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng yiin.

กางเกงยีนส์ gaang-geeng yiin

jeans noun

gaang mid
geeng mid
yiin mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs

กางเกงgaang-geeng = trousers; ยีนส์yiin is the English 'jeans'.

You'll hear it in Dok Ya Nai Pa Poon (ดอกหญ้าในป่าปูน).

How to use it

กางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng yiin, "jeans trousers", is a pair of jeans, counted with ตัวdtua like all trousers: one pair is one ตัวdtua. Denim is ผ้ายีนส์pâa yiin, "jeans cloth". Jeans are fine for visiting a temple, where legs and shoulders should be covered.

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:

kang keng yin
kangkeng yeen

Read more

Song Dok Ya Nai Pa Poon (ดอกหญ้าในป่าปูน) The debut hit that gave Tai Orathai her nickname, 'the wildflower girl': a young woman from Isan works in Bangkok in old jeans and a cheap shirt, saves for night school and dreams of bringing her graduation photo home. Its clear Central Thai teaches clothes, prices said the market way, after, because, to save money and to graduate, along with a story millions of Thais have lived.

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