Locations and Directions in Thai
How to describe locations and give directions
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Here and There in Thai
The Thai language uses 3 words for here and there:
- ที่นี่ here
See in Dictionary here - ที่นั่น there
See in Dictionary there - ที่โน่น over there
See in Dictionary over there (even further away than ที่นั่น there
See in Dictionary)
The above words consist of the preposition ที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionary (at) and the words นี่ this; here
See in Dictionary, นั่น that / there
See in Dictionary, โน่น that over there
See in Dictionary (this, that and that over there).
To indicate locations, อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionary (to be located at) is used.
Note: อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionary means "to be located at", but also "to live at".
See in Dictionary (at) and the words นี่ this; here
See in Dictionary, นั่น that / there
See in Dictionary, โน่น that over there
See in Dictionary (this, that and that over there).
To indicate locations, อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionary (to be located at) is used.
Note: อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionary means "to be located at", but also "to live at".
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Examples
I am here. / I live here.
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่นี่ here
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - located - here
He is over there. He lives over there.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่โน่น over there
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - over there
ฉัน I (for women; informal)
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่นี่ here
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - located - here
He is over there. He lives over there.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่โน่น over there
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - over there
Simple locations
To indicate simple locations, the following patterns are used:
- object + อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionary + location - object + อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionary + location
Examples
He is at home
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryบ้าน house, home
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - at - home
He is at home
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryบ้าน house, home
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - home
He lives in Thailand. / He is in Thailand.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเมือง city
See in Dictionaryไทย Thailand; Thai
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - live - at - country - Thai
He lives in Thailand. / He is in Thailand.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเมือง city
See in Dictionaryไทย Thailand; Thai
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - live - country - Thai
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryบ้าน house, home
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - at - home
He is at home
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryบ้าน house, home
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - home
He lives in Thailand. / He is in Thailand.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryเมือง city
See in Dictionaryไทย Thailand; Thai
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - live - at - country - Thai
He lives in Thailand. / He is in Thailand.
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryเมือง city
See in Dictionaryไทย Thailand; Thai
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - live - country - Thai
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In, outside, on, under, in front, behind, ...
Prepositions of location in Thai are:
- ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionary in, inside - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryนอก outside
See in Dictionary outside - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryบน on, above
See in Dictionary on, above, upstairs - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryล่าง below, under
See in Dictionary under, below, downstairs - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryหน้า front; next, upcoming; face; page
See in Dictionary before, in front - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryหลัง house; at the back; back (of a body or person)
See in Dictionary behind - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary beside - ระหว่าง between
See in Dictionary between - ใกล้ near
See in Dictionary near - ไกล far
See in Dictionary far - ตรงข้าม opposite
See in Dictionary opposite - ริม on the edge of
See in Dictionary on the edge - ตาม along
See in Dictionary along
Note: For the prepositions starting with ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary, ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary can be dropped when the preposition refers to a noun. But if no noun follows the preposition, ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary cannot be dropped.
See in Dictionary, ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary can be dropped when the preposition refers to a noun. But if no noun follows the preposition, ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary cannot be dropped.
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Examples
(It is) in the car
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - side - in - car
(It is) in the car
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - in - car
He is outside the car
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryนอก outside
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - outside - car
(It is) inside. (ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary can't be dropped)
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - side - in
(It is) outside. (ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary can't be dropped)
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryนอก outside
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - side - outside
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - side - in - car
(It is) in the car
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - in - car
He is outside the car
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryอยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryนอก outside
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - located - outside - car
(It is) inside. (ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary can't be dropped)
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - side - in
(It is) outside. (ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary can't be dropped)
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryนอก outside
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - side - outside
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Left and right
Left and right are prefixed with ทาง way
See in Dictionary (=way) or ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary (=side). มือ hand
See in Dictionary (=hand) can be appended to express the left/right-hand side.:
See in Dictionary (=way) or ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionary (=side). มือ hand
See in Dictionary (=hand) can be appended to express the left/right-hand side.:
- ทาง way
See in Dictionaryซ้าย left
See in Dictionary on the left side - ทาง way
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionary on the right side - ทาง way
See in Dictionaryซ้าย left
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
See in Dictionary on the left-hand side - ทาง way
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
See in Dictionary on the right-hand side - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryซ้าย left
See in Dictionary on the left side - ข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionary on the right side
Examples
(It is) on the right.
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryทาง way
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - way - right
(It is) on the right-hand side.
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryทาง way
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - way - right - hand
(It is) on the right side.
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - way - right
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryทาง way
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - way - right
(It is) on the right-hand side.
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryทาง way
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionaryมือ hand
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - way - right - hand
(It is) on the right side.
อยู่ is (located at); live (at); happening now
See in Dictionaryข้าง side, a single object in a pair
See in Dictionaryขวา right
See in Dictionary
Literally: located - way - right
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Prepositions of location applied to time
For time (e.g. within 5 days), the prefix ภาย location, time
See in Dictionary is used (mainly in written language):
See in Dictionary is used (mainly in written language):
- ภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionary within - ภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryหน้า front; next, upcoming; face; page
See in Dictionary in the future - ภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryหลัง house; at the back; back (of a body or person)
See in Dictionary afterwards, later
Examples
within five days
ภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryห้า 5
See in Dictionaryวัน day
See in Dictionary
Literally: time - in - five - day
ภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryห้า 5
See in Dictionaryวัน day
See in Dictionary
Literally: time - in - five - day
(I will) not do this in the future
ไม่ no, not
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionaryอีก repeatedly, after a time; more
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryหน้า front; next, upcoming; face; page
See in Dictionary
Literally: not - do - more - in - time - forward
(I) will pay later
จะ will (in the future)
See in Dictionaryจ่าย pay
See in Dictionaryภาย location, time
See in Dictionaryหลัง house; at the back; back (of a body or person)
See in Dictionary
Literally: will - pay - time - back