Planet in Thai

“Planet” in Thai is ดาวเคราะห์daao-kráw.

ดาวเคราะห์ daao-kráw

planet noun

daao mid
kráw high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

Parts: ดาวdaao star เคราะห์kráw planet (old word); fate

How to use it

ดาวเคราะห์daao-kráw is "star" plus an old word for a planet that also means fate in astrology: เคราะห์ร้ายkráw ráai is bad luck. Stars, planets and the moon are counted with ดวงduang, the same word as your fortune: ดวงดีduang dii, lucky. The Thai days of the week are named after the sun, the moon and the planets: Tuesday, วันอังคารwan ang-kaan, is the day of Mars, ดาวอังคารdaao ang-kaan. See the days of the week.

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:

dao khro
dao kroh

More nature and weather in Thai

All nature and weather

เกาะ gàw Island
ชายหาด chaai-hàat Beach
ทะเล tá-lee Sea
คลื่น klûuen Waves
wave(s)
ดำน้ำ dam-náam Snorkel
to snorkel, to dive
พระอาทิตย์ตก prá-aa-tít dtòk Sunset
sunset (the sun goes down)

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