News and societyPrivate (not state-run) in Thai
“Private (not state-run)” in Thai is เอกชนèek-gà-chon.
private (not state-run); the private sector noun
- èek low
- gà low
- chon mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
เอกชนèek-gà-chon is private as opposed to public: a private hospital, school or company, and the private sector as a whole, ภาคเอกชนpâak èek-gà-chon. The opposite is รัฐrát, the state: Thai patients choose between a โรงพยาบาลรัฐroong-pá-yaa-baan rát, cheaper but busy, and a โรงพยาบาลเอกชนroong-pá-yaa-baan èek-gà-chon.
Private in the sense of personal is ส่วนตัวsùan-dtua: a private matter is a เรื่องส่วนตัวrûeang sùan-dtua.
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:
- ekachon
- ek ka chon
- aekkachon
- ekkachon
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