Jingjok
Thai phrases › Politics and current affairs 2
How to say lèse-majesté (insulting the monarchy)
in Thai
หมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ
mìn-prá-baw-rom-dee-chaa-nú-pâap
lèse-majesté (insulting the monarchy)
mìn lowprá highbaw midrom middee midchaa midnú highpâap falling
The legal name of the offence in section 112 of the Criminal Code. Learn to recognise it in the news; don't discuss the monarchy yourself.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- formal
In a sentence
- ข้อหาหมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพkâaw-hǎa mìn-prá-baw-rom-dee-chaa-nú-pâapa lèse-majesté charge
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Limits on public speech
From the same situation: Politics and current affairs 2
- รัฐสภาparliament (both houses together)
- สภาผู้แทนราษฎรHouse of Representatives
- วุฒิสภาSenate
- ส.ว.senator
- ประธานสภาSpeaker of the House
- คณะรัฐมนตรีcabinet
- ครม.the cabinet (abbreviation)
- รัฐบาลผสมcoalition government
All 99 words and phrases in “Politics and current affairs 2” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches หมิ่นพระบรมเดชานุภาพ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Follow news about parliament, elections and policy, weigh both sides of a policy debate in Thai, and know which topics to stay out of.
- 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.