ลำโพง lam-poong
loudspeaker, speaker noun
- lam mid
- poong mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
ลำโพงlam-poong is a speaker for music or a phone call: เปิดลำโพงbpòet lam-poong, put it on speaker. Many villages and housing estates still have loudspeakers on poles that play announcements and music in the morning, เสียงตามสายsǐang dtaam sǎai, "sound along the wire". A speaker at a seminar or a conference is a วิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gawn.
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:
- lam phong
- lampong
- lum pong
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