Jingjok
How to say floor, storey
in Thai
ชั้น
chán
floor, storey · level, shelf, class
chán high
Number after: ชั้นสาม "3rd floor". Same sound as the spoken form of ฉัน "I", so context does the work.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- Each floor is a big CHUNK of the building.
In a sentence
- อยู่ชั้นไหนyùu chán nǎiWhich floor is it on?
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Which floor is ชั้นหนึ่ง?
From the same situation: Where is…?
- ห้องน้ำtoilet, bathroom
- ตรงไหนwhere exactly?
- หาto look for
- ปั๊มgas station
- ห้างshopping mall
- ร้านกาแฟcafé, coffee shop
- ตลาดmarket
- ตลาดนัดweekly market, night market
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ชั้น with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Find a toilet, a market, an ATM or your own condo, and follow the directions people give you.
- 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.