Words related to American Football in Thai ๐Ÿˆ

by | Dec 18, 2020 | Thai, Vocabulary

American football is not popular in Thailand. Most Thais have heard of it and know what it is but it isnโ€™t really played here.

In this article, I will teach you all the vocabulary you need to know to speak about American football in the Thai language.

American Football words in Thai

Vocabulary related to American football:

You will notice that the majority of the words are just the Thai pronunciation of the English words.

  • American Football
    เธญเน€เธกเธฃเธดเธเธฑเธ™เธŸเธธเธ•เธšเธญเธฅ
    ร -may-rรญ-gan fรบt bon

  • A football
    เธฅเธนเธเธญเน€เธกเธฃเธดเธเธฑเธ™เธŸเธธเธ•เธšเธญเธฅ
    lรดokย ร -may-rรญ-gan fรบt bon

  • A touchdown
    เธ—เธฑเธŠเธ”เธฒเธงเธ™เนŒ
    tรกt-daao

  • A down
    เธ”เธฒเธงเธ™เนŒ
    daao

  • Quarterback
    เธ„เธงเธญเน€เธ•เธญเธฃเนŒเนเธšเธ„
    kwor-dtรชr-bร ek

  • To throw (the ball)
    เธชเนˆเธ‡ or เน‚เธขเธ™
    sรฒng or yohn

  • Running back
    เธฃเธฑเธ™เธ™เธดเนˆเธ‡เนเธšเธ„
    ran-nรฎngย bร ek

  • Tight end
    เน„เธ—เธ—เนŒเน€เธญเธ™เธ”เนŒ
    taiย ayn

  • Special teams
    เธ—เธตเธกเธžเธดเน€เธจเธฉ
    teem pรญ-sร yt

  • Overtime
    เธŠเนˆเธงเธ‡เธ•เนˆเธญเน€เธงเธฅเธฒ
    chรปangย dtรฒr way-laa

  • Kickoffs
    เธเธฒเธฃเน€เธฃเธดเนˆเธกเน€เธฅเนˆเธ™ or เธ„เธดเธเธญเธญเธŸ
    gaan rรชrmย lรขynย orย kรญkย รฒf

  • Field goal
    เธเธฒเธฃเน€เธ•เธฐเธ—เธณเธ›เธฃเธฐเธ•เธน
    gaanย dtรจย tam bprร -dtoo

  • Safety
    เธ„เธฐเนเธ™เธ™เน€เธ‹เธŸเธ•เธตเน‰
    kรก-naenย sรขyfย dtรชe

  • Punt
    เธเธฒเธฃเน€เธ•เธฐเธ—เธดเน‰เธ‡ or เธžเธฑเธ™เธ—เนŒ
    gaanย dtรจย tรญngย orย pan

  • Tackle
    เนเธ—เน‡เธเน€เธเธดเธฅ
    tรกekย gรชrn

  • Flag
    เธ˜เธ‡
    tong

  • Players
    เธœเธนเน‰เน€เธฅเนˆเธ™
    pรดo lรขyn

  • Referee
    เธœเธนเน‰เธ•เธฑเธ”เธชเธดเธ™
    pรดo dtร t sฤญn

  • Offense
    เธเนˆเธฒเธขเธšเธธเธ or เธ—เธตเธกเธšเธธเธ
    fร ai bรนk or teem bรนk

  • Defense
    เธเนˆเธฒเธขเธฃเธฑเธš or เธ—เธตเธกเธฃเธฑเธš
    fร ai rรกp or teemย rรกp

  • Wide Receiver
    เน„เธงเธ”เนŒเธฃเธตเธ‹เธตเธŸเน€เธงเธญเธฃเนŒ
    wai-ree-seeย fรก-wer

  • Super bowl
    เธ‹เธนเน€เธ›เธญเธฃเนŒเน‚เธšเธงเนŒเธฅ
    soo-bper-bohn

  • End zone
    เน€เธ‚เธ•เน€เธญเธ™เธ”เนŒเน‚เธ‹เธ™
    kร ytย aynย sohn

Example sentences:

  • The quarterback threw the football near the end zone.
    เธ„เธงเธญเน€เธ•เธญเธฃเนŒเนเธšเธ„เธชเนˆเธ‡เธฅเธนเธเนƒเธเธฅเน‰เน€เธ‚เธ•เน€เธญเธ™เธ”เนŒเน‚เธ‹เธ™
    kwor-dtรชrย bร ekย sรฒngย lรดokย glรขiย kร ytย aynย sohn

  • Which team won the Super bowl?
    เธ—เธตเธกเน„เธซเธ™เธŠเธ™เธฐเธ‹เธนเน€เธ›เธญเธฃเนŒเน‚เธšเธงเนŒเธฅ
    teemย nฤƒiย chรก-nรกย soo-bper-bohn


I hope you now know how to talk about American Football in Thai language.

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