Sports and hobbies วอลเลย์บอล wawn-lêe-bawn
volleyball noun
- wawn mid
- lêe falling
- bawn mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
วอลเลย์บอลwawn-lêe-bawn is English volleyball said the Thai way, with a falling tone in the middle. Women's volleyball is one of the most watched sports in Thailand: when the national team plays, it's on every screen, and its players are household names.
For Thailand's own net game, played with the feet, see sepak takraw.
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:
- volleyball
- wolle bon
- won le bon
- volley
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