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Outer space in Thai

“Outer space” in Thai is อวกาศà-wá-gàat.

อวกาศ à-wá-gàat

(outer) space noun

  • à low
  • wá high
  • gàat low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

You'll hear it in Halley's Comet (ดาวหางฮัลเลย์).

How to use it

อวกาศà-wá-gàat, a word from Sanskrit, is outer space: two short syllables, then a long, low one. An astronaut is นักบินอวกาศnák-bin à-wá-gàat, a "space pilot", and a spaceship ยานอวกาศyaan à-wá-gàat. Space in the sense of room is ที่tîi or พื้นที่púuen-tîi, area.

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:

  • awakat
  • a wa kat
  • avakas
  • awagat

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