Nature and national parks: all words and phrases
Thai script, pronunciation and meaning. Show it to someone and they can read it straight away. + khráp / khâ = add khráp (man) or khâ (woman) at the end.
อุทยานแห่งชาติ
ùt-thá-yaan hàeng-châat
Meaning: national park
- + khráp / khâ
วันนี้อุทยานแห่งชาติเปิดไหม
wan-níi ùt-thá-yaan hàeng-châat pòet mǎi
Meaning: Is the national park open today?
💡 Many marine parks close from mid-May to mid-October.
- + khráp / khâ
ค่าเข้าชมเท่าไหร่
khâa khâo-chom thâo-rài
Meaning: How much is the entrance fee?
💡 Foreigners usually pay a higher rate than Thais.
น้ำตก
náam-tòk
Meaning: waterfall
- + khráp / khâ
ตอนนี้ไปน้ำตกได้ไหม
tawn-níi pai náam-tòk dâi mǎi
Meaning: Can we go to the waterfall now?
- + khráp / khâ
เส้นทางเดินเริ่มที่ไหน
sên-thaang doen rôem thîi-nǎi
Meaning: Where does the trail start?
- + khráp / khâ
ต้องมีไกด์ไหม
tâwng mii kái mǎi
Meaning: Do we need a guide?
ภูเขา
phuu-khǎo
Meaning: mountain
ดอย
doi
Meaning: mountain (in the north)
💡 As in Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest peak.
ถ้ำ
thâm
Meaning: cave
ป่า
pàa
Meaning: forest / jungle
แม่น้ำ
mâe-náam
Meaning: river
จุดชมวิว
jùt chom wiu
Meaning: viewpoint
เดินป่า
doen-pàa
Meaning: trekking
ยุง
yung
Meaning: mosquito
ทาก
thâak
Meaning: leech
💡 Common on jungle trails in the rainy season; leech socks help.
งู
nguu
Meaning: snake