Pregnant in Thai

“Pregnant” in Thai is ท้องtáwng; you'll also hear ตั้งครรภ์dtâng-kan (formal).

ท้อง táwng

pregnant adjective everyday

táwng high

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

ตั้งครรภ์ dtâng-kan

pregnant (formal) adjective

dtâng falling
kan mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

In everyday Thai you're simply ท้องtáwng, the word for belly. ตั้งครรภ์dtâng-kan is the formal word for doctors and the news, and priority seats on the BTS and MRT are marked for สตรีมีครรภ์sàt-dtrii mii kan, pregnant women.

Morning sickness is แพ้ท้องpáe-táwng, literally "allergic to the belly", and to give birth is คลอดklâwt.

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:

tang khan
tung kan

More body and health in Thai

All body and health

หัว hǔa Head
ปวด bpùat Hurt
to ache, to hurt (a deep, dull pain)
คอ kaw Throat
หลัง lǎng Back (of the body)
จมูก jà-mùuk Nose
เลือด lûeat Blood

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