News and society การเมือง gaan-mueang
politics; political noun
- gaan mid
- mueang mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Parts: การgaan affairs, work เมืองmueang city, country
How to use it
การเมืองgaan-mueang is politics, literally "the affairs of the country". A politician is a นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mueang, and to be in politics as a career is เล่นการเมืองlên gaan-mueang, "to play politics".
As in many countries, it's a subject people often leave out of small talk with someone they've just met, so let Thai friends bring it up.
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:
- kan mueang
- kanmuang
- karn muang
- kan muang
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