Violent in Thai

“Violent” in Thai is รุนแรงrun-raeng.

รุนแรง run-raeng

violent, severe, intense adjective

run mid
raeng mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

รุนแรงrun-raeng is "severe, violent": a strong storm, a serious illness, harsh words, a violent film. Doctors use it for how bad something is, and the news for violence, ความรุนแรงkwaam run-raeng. For everyday "strong", wind, rain or a hard hit, Thais say แรงraeng, the second half of the word.

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:

roon rang
run rang

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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