Wheel in Thai

“Wheel” in Thai is ล้อláw.

ล้อ láw

wheel noun

láw high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

ล้อláw is a wheel, with a high tone, and the same word means to tease: ล้อเล่นláw-lên, just kidding. The steering wheel is a พวงมาลัยpuang-maa-lai, the same word as the jasmine garland that hangs from the mirror in many taxis. The tyre around a wheel is a ยางyaang.

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:

laww
law rot

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