How to ask where the toilet is in Thai
Where's the toilet in Thai is ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน (hông-nám yùu thîi-nǎi). Hear it and see all five syllables' tones drawn out.
The tone on every syllable
Thai has five tones, and each syllable carries one. Here's the shape your voice makes on each part of ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน. The dotted line is your normal speaking pitch.
Other ways to say it
| ห้องน้ำ | hông-nám toilet / bathroom |
Getting it right
- Five syllables, four different tones: falling, high, low, falling, rising.
- nǎi (where) rises at the very end. That rise belongs to the word.
- If you only remember one word, ห้องน้ำ (hông-nám) with a questioning look usually does the job.
When to use it
- Add ครับ (men) or คะ (women, in a question) at the end.
- ห้องน้ำ means bathroom or toilet.
Check your tones
Reading the tone is one thing; saying it is another. In Ravela's Pronunciation Lab you say ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน and see your pitch drawn over a native line, with notes on what to change. It's free to start, no card needed.
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Questions people ask
How do you say toilet in Thai?
ห้องน้ำ (hông-nám).
What tones are in ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน?
Falling, high, low, falling, rising.
More Thai phrases
hello · thank you · sorry / excuse me · how are you? · delicious · how much? · beautiful · no problem / never mind · yes / no · excuse me · I love you · good night · what's your name · I don't understand · where are you from · Khráp and khâ: the polite endings · for the bill
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