Words related to basketball in Thai ๐Ÿ€

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Vocabulary, Thai

Basketball is not the most popular sport in Thailand. However, you will find basketball courts in parks and people playing hoops!

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

Basketball words in Thai

Vocabulary related to basketball:

  • Basketball
    เธšเธฒเธชเน€เธเธ•เธšเธญเธฅ
    bรขat-gรจt-bon

  • Basketball court
    เธชเธ™เธฒเธกเธšเธฒเธชเน€เธเธ•เธšเธญเธฅ
    sร -nฤƒam bรขat-gรจt-bon

  • Ball
    เธฅเธนเธเธšเธญเธฅ
    lรดok bon

  • Basketball player โ›น๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ
    เธ™เธฑเธเธšเธฒเธช
    nรกkย bรขat

  • Hoop
    เธซเนˆเธงเธ‡
    hรนang

  • Rim
    เธ‚เธญเธšเธซเนˆเธงเธ‡
    kรฒp hรนang

  • to foul
    เธ—เธณเธŸเธฒเธงเธฅเนŒ
    tamย faao

  • To dribble
    เน€เธฅเธตเน‰เธขเธ‡เธฅเธนเธ
    lรญang lรดok

  • To spin
    เธซเธกเธธเธ™
    mลญn

  • To shoot
    เธขเธดเธ‡ or เธŠเธนเน‰เธ•
    ying or chรณot

  • To pass
    เธชเนˆเธ‡
    sรฒng

  • To score/make points
    เธ—เธณเนเธ•เน‰เธก
    tam dtรขem

  • Points
    เนเธ•เน‰เธก / เธ„เธฐเนเธ™เธ™
    dtรขem / kรก-naen

  • To jump
    เธเธฃเธฐเน‚เธ”เธ”
    grร -dรฒht

  • Layup
    เธเธฒเธฃเน€เธฅเธขเนŒเธญเธฑเธž
    gaanย lรขy-ร p

  • 3 pointer
    เธขเธดเธ‡เธชเธฒเธกเนเธ•เน‰เธก
    yingย sฤƒam-dtรขem

  • 2 pointer
    เธขเธดเธ‡เธชเธญเธ‡เนเธ•เน‰เธก
    yingย sลng-dtรขem

  • Freethrow
    เธขเธดเธ‡เธˆเธธเธ”เน‚เธ—เธฉ
    yingย jรนt tรดht

  • Play defense
    เน€เธฅเนˆเธ™เธ•เธฑเน‰เธ‡เธฃเธฑเธš
    lรขynย dtรขngย rรกp

  • Play offense
    เน€เธฅเนˆเธ™เธšเธธเธ
    lรขynย bรนk

  • Referee
    เธเธฃเธฃเธกเธเธฒเธฃ
    gam-mรก-gaan

  • Jersey
    เน€เธชเธทเน‰เธญเธšเธฒเธช
    sรชuaย bร at

  • Coach
    เน‚เธ„เน‰เธŠ
    kรณht

  • To play
    เน€เธฅเนˆเธ™
    lรขyn

  • To foul
    เธ—เธณเธŸเธฒเธงเธฅเนŒ
    tamย faao

  • To miss
    เธขเธดเธ‡เธžเธฅเธฒเธ”
    ying plรขat

  • Half-time
    เธžเธฑเธเธ„เธฃเธถเนˆเธ‡
    pรกk krรชung

  • Tricks
    เธเธฒเธฃเธซเธฅเธญเธเธฅเนˆเธญ
    gaanย lรฒk lรดr

  • Game
    เน€เธเธกเธชเนŒ
    gaym

  • Sports
    เธเธตเธฌเธฒ
    gee-laa

Example sentences:

  • Letโ€™s play a game of basketball.
    เธกเธฒเน€เธฅเนˆเธ™เธšเธฒเธชเธเธฑเธ™เน€เธเธกเธชเนŒเธ™เธถเธ‡
    maaย lรขynย bร atย ganย gaymย neung

  • Pass the ball to him and then shoot the ball.
    เธชเนˆเธ‡เธšเธญเธฅเนƒเธซเน‰เน€เธ„เน‰เธฒเนเธฅเน‰เธงเธขเธดเธ‡เน€เธฅเธข
    sรฒng bon hรขi kรกo lรกew ying loie

  • You missed the 3 pointer!
    เธขเธดเธ‡เธžเธฅเธฒเธ”เธชเธฒเธกเนเธ•เน‰เธก
    ying plรขat sฤƒam-dtรขem


I hope you now know how to talk about basketball in Thai.

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