Places ย่าน yâan
area, neighbourhood, quarter (of a city) noun
- yâan falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ย่านyâan is a part of a city with its own character: Bangkok's Chinatown is ย่านเยาวราชyâan yao-wá-râat and Nimman is Chiang Mai's café district. In everyday questions Thais more often use แถวtǎew, "around": แถวนี้tǎew níi, around here, and อยู่แถวไหนyùu tǎew nǎi, whereabouts do you live?
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:
- yan
- yarn
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