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Work and study โรงเรียน roong-rian
school noun
- roong mid
- rian mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Parts: โรงroong hall, big building เรียนrian to study
How to use it
โรงเรียนroong-rian is a "study hall", like โรงแรมroong-raem (hotel) and โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan (hospital). Thai pupils, นักเรียนnák-rian, wear uniforms to school, and their teacher is ครูkruu, which is also how pupils address her or him.
University is another word: see มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai.
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:
- rong rian
- rongrian
- rong rean
- rongrean
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