Jingjok
How to say toilet, bathroom
in Thai
ห้องน้ำ
hâawng-náam
toilet, bathroom
hâawng fallingnáam high
One word for toilet, restroom and bathroom. Literally "water room". Signs may also say สุขา (formal).
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- ห้อง
- Literally
- water room
- Remember it
- ROOM + WATER: the bathroom.
In a sentence
- ห้องน้ำอยู่ชั้นสองhâawng-náam yùu chán sǎawngThe toilet is on the second floor.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Where the toilets really are
From the same situation: Where is…?
- ตรงไหนwhere exactly?
- หาto look for
- ปั๊มgas station
- ห้างshopping mall
- ร้านกาแฟcafé, coffee shop
- ตลาดmarket
- ตลาดนัดweekly market, night market
- ธนาคารbank
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ห้องน้ำ 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.
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