News and society กระบวนการ grà-buan-gaan
process noun
- grà low
- buan mid
- gaan mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
กระบวนการgrà-buan-gaan is a process, a series of stages: making silk, the legal process, the peace process. It's a formal word.
For the steps of an everyday task, like opening a bank account or extending a visa, people say ขั้นตอนkân-dtawn: ขั้นตอนเยอะkân-dtawn yóe, lots of steps, is a common sigh about paperwork.
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:
- krabuankan
- kra buan kan
- krabuan karn
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