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Show (a film) in Thai

“Show (a film)” in Thai is ฉายchǎai.

ฉาย chǎai

to show (a film), to screen; to shine (a light) verb

  • chǎai rising
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

ฉายchǎai is projecting light or a picture: a film on a screen, a torch into a dark corner. A new film เข้าฉายkâo chǎai, "goes in to show", on its release date, cinema apps list what's กำลังฉายgam-lang chǎai, now showing, and a torch is a ไฟฉายfai-chǎai, "shining light". Before every film in a Thai cinema, the royal anthem plays and the whole audience stands.

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:

  • chaay
  • chaai nang

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