How to say hospital in Thai
Hospital in Thai is โรงพยาบาล, pronounced roong-phá-yaa-baan.
Hear it
The tones, syllable by syllable
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart, so each syllable has its own tone. The accent on each romanized syllable shows it:
- roong: mid tone
- phá: high tone
- yaa: mid tone
- baan: mid tone
No accent means mid, a grave accent (à) low, a circumflex (â) falling, an acute (á) high, and a caron (ǎ) rising. New to tones? The five Thai tones, explained without jargon.
When to use it
- The word is built from โรง, a building, and พยาบาล, nursing.
- To say where you need to go, put ไป (pai) in front: ไปโรงพยาบาล, go to the hospital.
- Doctor is หมอ (mǒo) in everyday speech. แพทย์ (phâet) is the formal word.
Say it and see your pitch line
Tap the button, say โรงพยาบาล, and glot.it draws your pitch line over the pitch of a reference Thai voice, so you can see where a tone slipped instead of guessing by ear. Your microphone turns on only when you tap.
Keep practising in the app, free
Free on iPhone and Android. All 161 lessons open from day one.
More Thai phrases
- How to say help in Thai (ช่วยด้วย)
- How to say go straight in Thai (ตรงไป)
- How to say sorry in Thai (ขอโทษ)
- How to say thank you in Thai (ขอบคุณ)
These come from our list of Thai phrases for travelers. See every guide on the Learn Thai hub.