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Sense of humour in Thai

“Sense of humour” in Thai is อารมณ์ขันaa-rom-kǎn.

อารมณ์ขัน aa-rom-kǎn

sense of humour noun

  • aa mid
  • rom mid
  • kǎn rising
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: อารมณ์aa-rom mood, emotion ขันkǎn funny, amusing

How to use it

อารมณ์ขันaa-rom-kǎn, an "amused mood", is a sense of humour, and Thais value it: a joke can rescue a tense moment, and teasing is a sign of friendship. Funny is ตลกdtà-lòk or ขำkǎm, and a laugh in a chat is typed 555, because five is ห้าhâa. See Thai humour.

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:

  • arom khan
  • arom kan

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More feelings in Thai

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    to be happy

  • เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
  • ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
  • เหงา ngǎo Lonely
  • คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick

    homesick (literally 'miss home')

  • ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry

    to cry

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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