Villagers in Thai

“Villagers” in Thai is ชาวบ้านchaao-bâan.

ชาวบ้าน chaao-bâan

villagers, locals, ordinary people noun

chaao mid
bâan falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

ชาวบ้านchaao-bâan, "house people", are villagers, locals, ordinary folk, as opposed to officials or the well-off. The news talks of ชาวบ้านchaao-bâan when a flood hits a village, and townspeople use it for the people of a neighbourhood.

Plain language anyone can follow is ภาษาชาวบ้านpaa-sǎa chaao-bâan, and เรื่องชาวบ้านrûeang chaao-bâan is other people's business, as in อย่ายุ่งเรื่องชาวบ้านyàa yûng rûeang chaao-bâan, mind your own business.

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:

chaoban
chao ban
chow ban
chaobaan

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