Kilometre in Thai

“Kilometre” in Thai is กิโลgì-loo; you'll also hear กิโลเมตรgì-loo-méet (full word).

กิโล gì-loo

kilo (kilogram; also kilometre) noun everyday

gì low
loo mid

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

กิโลเมตร gì-loo-méet

kilometre noun full word

gì low
loo mid
méet high

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

In conversation Thais shorten both kilometres and kilograms to กิโลgì-loo, and the context tells you which. Highways have kilometre stones, and places along them are given by their stone: กิโลที่ยี่สิบห้าgì-loo tîi yîi-sìp-hâa, kilometre 25.

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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