Tyre in Thai

“Tyre” in Thai is ยางyaang.

ยาง yaang

tyre; rubber noun

yaang mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ยางyaang is rubber, and so a tyre. A flat is ยางแบนyaang baen, a slow puncture ยางรั่วyaang rûa and a blowout ยางแตกyaang dtàek. Roadside tyre shops, ร้านปะยางráan bpà yaang, patch motorbike tyres in minutes. The rubber itself grows all over the South, on rubber plantations, สวนยางsǔan-yaang, and an eraser is ยางลบyaang-lóp, "rubber that deletes".

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:

yang
yarng

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)
ตรงไป dtrong bpai Straight on
go straight on

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