Stairs in Thai

“Stairs” in Thai is บันไดban-dai.

บันได ban-dai

stairs; ladder noun

ban mid
dai mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

บันไดban-dai covers stairs, steps and a ladder. Going up is ขึ้นบันไดkûen ban-dai and going down ลงบันไดlong ban-dai. Every condo has a fire escape, a บันไดหนีไฟban-dai nǐi fai, literally "stairs to flee fire".

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:

bun dai
bandy

More home and daily life in Thai

All home and daily life

ห้อง hâwng Room
ห้องนอน hâwng-nawn Bedroom
ห้องครัว hâwng-krua Kitchen
ห้องนั่งเล่น hâwng-nâng-lên Living room
ประตู bprà-dtuu Door
หน้าต่าง nâa-dtàang Window

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones