Reporter in Thai

“Reporter” in Thai is นักข่าวnák-kàao.

นักข่าว nák-kàao

reporter, journalist noun

nák high
kàao low

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: นักnák someone who does it ข่าวkàao news

How to use it

นักข่าวnák-kàao is a "news person", the reporter in the street and the journalist at a desk. The news is ข่าวkàao, a TV news presenter a ผู้ประกาศข่าวpûu-bprà-gàat-kàao, "news announcer", and the media in general สื่อsùue.

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:

nak khao
nuk kao

More people in Thai

All people

ผู้หญิง pûu-yǐng Woman
ผู้ชาย pûu-chaai Man
คุณผู้หญิง kun pûu-yǐng Lady
madam, the lady (polite: how staff address a woman)
ฝรั่ง fà-ràng Farang
Westerner, a white foreigner
คนต่างชาติ kon dtàang-châat Foreigner
foreigner, foreign people
คน kon Person
person, people

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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