Jingjok
How to say next to, beside
in Thai
ข้างๆ
kâang-kâang
next to, beside
kâang fallingkâang falling
ๆ repeats the word: ข้าง ข้าง. Directly next door, sharing a wall or a fence.
- Part of speech
- prep
- Remember it
- SIDE by SIDE: next to each other.
In a sentence
- อยู่ข้างๆ ธนาคารyùu kâang-kâang tá-naa-kaanIt's next to the bank.
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
All 58 words and phrases in “Where is…?” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ข้างๆ 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.
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