Places คุก kúk
prison, jail noun
- kúk high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
เรือนจำ ruean-jam
prison (formal) noun
- ruean mid
- jam mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
คุกkúk is short and high, and going to prison is ติดคุกdtìt kúk, "stuck in jail". Signs, forms and the news say เรือนจำruean-jam, and a police cell is a ห้องขังhâwng-kǎng. Drug offences carry very long sentences in Thailand, for foreigners too.
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:
- khuk
- kook
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