LINE (the chat app) in Thai

“LINE (the chat app)” in Thai is ไลน์lai.

ไลน์ lai

LINE (the messaging app everyone in Thailand uses) name

  • lai mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

LINE is Thailand's chat app: friends, families, landlords, schools and even government offices use it, and many shops take orders through their LINE account. Swapping LINE contacts has replaced swapping numbers: ขอไลน์หน่อยkǎw lai nàwy is "can I have your LINE?", and ไลน์lai also works as a verb, to message someone. Stickers are half of every conversation.

More work and study in Thai

All work and study
  • ทำงาน tam-ngaan Work

    to work

  • เลิกงาน lôek-ngaan Finish work

    to finish work (for the day)

  • ประชุม bprà-chum Meeting
  • หัวหน้า hǔa-nâa Boss

    boss, manager, head (of a team)

  • เงินเดือน ngoen-duean Salary

    salary (monthly pay)

  • สัมภาษณ์ sǎm-pâat Interview

    to interview

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