Jingjok
Thai phrases › Hello, Thailand
How to say cigarette
in Thai
บุหรี่
bù-rìi
cigarette · cigarettes
bù lowrìi low
Count them with มวน (a stick) and buy them as ซอง (a pack). Shops keep them hidden behind the counter, so ask for them by name.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- มวน
- Remember it
- Roll it up like a tiny BURRITO: a cigarette.
In a sentence
- ขอบุหรี่หนึ่งซองkǎaw bù-rìi nùeng saawngA pack of cigarettes, please.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Smoking in Thailand: ask first
From the same situation: Hello, Thailand
- จิ้งจกhouse gecko
- ตุ๊กแกtokay gecko
- สวัสดีhello
- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
All 135 words and phrases in “Hello, Thailand” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches บุหรี่ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Greet anyone politely, say thank you and sorry, introduce yourself, and rescue a conversation you don't understand.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.