Home and daily lifeKitchen in Thai
“Kitchen” in Thai is ห้องครัวhâwng-krua; you'll also hear ครัวkrua (short).
kitchen noun
- hâwng falling
- krua mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
kitchen; cooking, cuisine noun short
- krua mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ห้องครัวhâwng-krua is the kitchen as a room; ครัวkrua on its own is the kitchen of a restaurant, or cooking itself: ครัวไทยkrua tai can mean Thai cuisine.
Many Thai houses have two kitchens: a clean indoor one for light cooking and a "Thai kitchen" at the back, often outside, for frying and pounding chilli paste. Small condos may have only a sink and a hot plate, and some buildings don't allow cooking with strong smells.
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:
- hong khrua
- hong krua
- horng krua
- khrua
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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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