Newspaper in Thai

“Newspaper” in Thai is หนังสือพิมพ์nǎng-sǔue-pim.

หนังสือพิมพ์ nǎng-sǔue-pim

newspaper noun

nǎng rising
sǔue rising
pim mid

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

Parts: หนังสือnǎng-sǔue book; writing พิมพ์pim to print

How to use it

หนังสือพิมพ์nǎng-sǔue-pim, "printed writing", is a newspaper. Old coffee shops still keep a stack for their regulars, though most Thais now get their news online, from news sites and Facebook pages.

A news story is a ข่าวkàao, a journalist a นักข่าวnák-kàao, and the press as a whole is สื่อมวลชนsùue-muan-chon.

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:

nangsuephim
nang sue pim
nangseupim
nungsuepim

More news and society in Thai

All news and society

กลุ่ม glùm Group
สังคม sǎng-kom Society
ผล pǒn Result
result, outcome
ระบบ rá-bòp System
มาตรา mâat-dtraa Section (of a law)
section, article (of a law)
ระดับ rá-dàp Level
level, grade

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