Nature and weatherTropical in Thai
“Tropical” in Thai is เมืองร้อนmueang ráwn; you'll also hear เขตร้อนkèet-ráwn (the tropics).
tropical (of a country, fruit or climate) adjective
- mueang mid
- ráwn high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
the tropics, the tropical zone noun
- kèet low
- ráwn high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
เมืองร้อนmueang ráwn, "hot country", is how Thais say tropical in everyday talk: tropical fruit is ผลไม้เมืองร้อนpǒn-lá-máai mueang ráwn. Geography books and the news say เขตร้อนkèet-ráwn, "hot zone", the tropics. In weather reports, a tropical storm is a พายุโซนร้อนpaa-yú soon ráwn.
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:
- muang ron
- khet ron
- ket rorn
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