Small wordsMiddle in Thai
“Middle” in Thai is กลางglaang; you'll also hear ตรงกลางdtrong-glaang (right in the middle).
middle, centre; central, medium noun
- glaang mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
right in the middle noun
- dtrong mid
- glaang mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
กลางglaang is the middle: กลางซอยglaang sawy, halfway down the soi; กลางเมืองglaang mueang, the town centre; ไซส์กลางsái glaang, a medium. It's in the parts of the day, กลางวันglaang-wan, daytime, and กลางคืนglaang-kuuen, night-time, and Central Thailand, the region around Bangkok, is ภาคกลางpâak glaang. Halfway through a trip is ครึ่งทางkrûeng taang, "half the way".
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:
- klang
- glang
- trong klang
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