Light bulb in Thai

“Light bulb” in Thai is หลอดไฟlàwt-fai.

หลอดไฟ làwt-fai

light bulb, tube light noun

làwt low
fai mid

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

Parts: หลอดlàwt tube ไฟfai light

How to use it

หลอดlàwt is a tube, so a drinking straw is a หลอดlàwt too. A bulb that has burnt out is ขาดkàat, "torn": หลอดไฟขาดlàwt-fai kàat. Turning the light on and off is เปิดไฟbpòet fai and ปิดไฟbpìt fai.

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:

lot fai
lod fai
lord fai

More home and daily life in Thai

All home and daily life

ห้อง hâwng Room
ห้องนอน hâwng-nawn Bedroom
ห้องครัว hâwng-krua Kitchen
ห้องนั่งเล่น hâwng-nâng-lên Living room
คอนโด kawn-doo Condo
condo, apartment building
ประตู bprà-dtuu Door

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