Living room in Thai

“Living room” in Thai is ห้องนั่งเล่นhâwng-nâng-lên.

ห้องนั่งเล่น hâwng-nâng-lên

living room noun

  • hâwng falling
  • nâng falling
  • lên falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: ห้องhâwng room นั่งnâng to sit เล่นlên to play

How to use it

นั่งเล่นnâng-lên, "sit and play", means to sit around and relax, so the living room is the room for doing just that. In many Thai homes it's also where the family eats, on a mat on the floor or at a low table.

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 nang len
  • horng nang len

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