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“Registration” in Thai is ทะเบียนtá-bian; you'll also hear ทะเบียนบ้านtá-bian-bâan (house registration).
register, registration; number plate noun
- tá high
- bian mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
house registration (book) noun
- tá high
- bian mid
- bâan falling
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ทะเบียนtá-bian is a register or registration: a car's number plate is its ทะเบียนรถtá-bian rót, and to register something officially, such as a marriage, a company or a birth, is จดทะเบียนjòt tá-bian, "to write in the register". Signing up for a course or an event is ลงทะเบียนlong-tá-bian.
Every household has a ทะเบียนบ้านtá-bian-bâan, a booklet from the district office listing who lives there, and foreigners can be entered in a separate yellow one.
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:
- thabian
- tabien
- thabien
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