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How to say foreigner (formal)
in Thai
ชาวต่างชาติ
chaao-dtàang-châat
foreigner (formal)
chaao middtàang lowchâat falling
The neutral formal word on forms and signs; ฝรั่ง is the casual word for Westerners.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- formal
In a sentence
- ชาวต่างชาติซื้อได้ไหมchaao-dtàang-châat súue dâai mǎiCan foreigners buy it?
The culture behind it
CULTURE
What foreigners can and cannot own
From the same situation: Money, banking, property
- ลงทุนto invest
- นักลงทุนinvestor
- หุ้นshare, stock
- ตลาดหุ้นstock market
- กองทุนfund (investment, pension)
- ปันผลdividend
- ผลตอบแทนreturn (on investment)
- เสี่ยงrisky; to take a risk
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Jingjok teaches ชาวต่างชาติ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Handle savings, loans, investments and taxes, and understand what buying a condo or land involves for a foreigner.
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