Learn Thai – Clothing Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Apr 19, 2017 in Beginner
Thailand has lots of great markets, such as the Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok. In tourist areas like this, it’s common to meet vendors who speak a little English. However, it would be much better if you could say what you’re looking for in Thai. We’re here to help make your clothing shopping a bit easier. Let’s learn Thai in this lesson about clothing vocabulary.
Clothing Vocabulary
Cool shirt and hats in Chatuchak Market.
First up, here are some useful Thai clothing vocabulary words:
เสื้อผ้า
เสื้อ
เสื้อยืด
เสื้อ แขนยาว
เสื้อ แขนสั้น
เสื้อ กล้าม
กางเกง
กางเกง ขาสั้น
กางเกง ยีนส์
กระโปรง
กระโปรงชุด
เสื้อสูท
เน็คไท
ชุดชั้นใน
ถุงเท้า
รองเท้า
เสื้อกันหนาว
หมวก
ถุงมือ
ชุดนอน
sêua pâa
sêua
sêua yêut
sêua kăen yaao
sêua kăen sân
sêua glâam
gaang-gayng
gaang-gayng kăa sân
gaang-gayng yeen
grà bprohng
grà bprohng chút
sêua sòot
nék-tai
chút chán nai
tŭng táo
rong táo
sêua gan năao
mùak
tŭng meu
chút non
clothes
shirt
t-shirt
long-sleeve shirt
short-sleeve shirt
tank top/singlet
pants
shorts
jeans
skirt
dress
suit
necktie
underwear
socks
shoes
coat
hat
gloves
pajamas
You can practice some of these words and more in this video from Learn Thai with Nancy:
Important Verbs
Now let’s learn a few important verbs for talking about clothes:
ใส่
ถอด
ซักผ้า
รีดผ้า
sài
tòt
sák pâa
rêet pâa
to wear/to put on
to take off
to wash clothes
to iron
Here are a few examples of those words used in sentences:
ใส่ เสื้อยืด
sài sêua yêut
Put on a t-shirt.
ถอด รองเท้า
tòt rong táo
Take off (your) shoes.
ไป ซัก เสื้อผ้า ของคุณ
bpai sák sêua pâa kŏng kun
Go wash your clothes.
หมวก ของ ฉัน อยู่ที่ ไหน?
mùak kŏng chăn yòo têe năi
Where is my hat?
In the next post, we’ll learn a bit more about how to buy clothing in Thai – how to talk about the size, color, price, and more.
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About the Author: sasha
Sasha is an English teacher, writer, photographer, and videographer from the great state of Michigan. Upon graduating from Michigan State University, he moved to China and spent 5+ years living, working, studying, and traveling there. He also studied Indonesian Language & Culture in Bali for a year. He and his wife run the travel blog Grateful Gypsies, and they're currently trying the digital nomad lifestyle across Latin America.