Outside in Thai

“Outside” in Thai is ข้างนอกkâang-nâwk.

ข้างนอก kâang-nâwk

outside adverb

  • kâang falling
  • nâwk falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: ข้างkâang side นอกnâwk out, outer

Inside is ข้างในkâang-nai: the same family as ข้างหน้าkâang-nâa and ข้างหลังkâang-lǎng.

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:

  • khang nok
  • kang nawk
  • khang nork

More small words in Thai

All small words
  • ผม pǒm I

    I, me (male speaker)

  • คุณ kun You
  • เขา kǎo He, she
  • เรา rao We

    we, us

  • พวกเขา pûak-kǎo They

    they, them

  • ทุกคน túk kon Everyone

    everyone, everybody

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