Culture and festivals เจ้าชาย jâo-chaai
prince noun
- jâo falling
- chaai mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
เจ้าชายjâo-chaai, เจ้าjâo, lord or royal, plus ชายchaai, male, is the prince of fairy tales, films and foreign royal families. Mr Right is a เจ้าชายในฝันjâo-chaai nai fǎn, "prince in a dream". Thai royals have their own titles and are spoken of with royal vocabulary, ราชาศัพท์raa-chaa-sàp, so the everyday word is kept for stories.
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:
- chao chai
- jow chai
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