โรงแรม
roong-rɛɛm/roːŋ˧.rɛːm˧/
The Thai word for hotel is โรงแรม (roong-rɛɛm). Wiktionary also lists โฮเต็ล (hoo-dtel).
Meaning: establishment providing accommodation (noun)
Ways to say it
| Thai | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| โรงแรม | roong-rɛɛm | /roːŋ˧.rɛːm˧/ |
| โฮเต็ล | hoo-dtel | /hoː˧.tel˧/ /hoː˧.ten˧/ |
The term refers to an establishment providing accommodation. You may also encounter the word ห้องพัก, which means room.
Which one should you use?
โรงแรม is the standard Thai term for a hotel. In contrast, โฮเต็ล is a loanword from English used primarily in informal speech or transliterated contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
roong-rɛɛm
Did you know?
- In Thai, the word โรง is also the prefix used for many large-scale public buildings, such as โรงเรียน for 'school' or โรงพยาบาล for 'hospital'.
- While โรงแรม is the general term, Thais often use รีสอร์ท (resort) for any hotel with a garden or pool, even if it is small and not a full resort.
- The term โรงแรม is a compound of two words: โรง, meaning 'building' or 'structure', and แรม, meaning 'to stay overnight'.
Examples in context
- เขาพักที่โรงแรมHe stayed at the hotel.This sentence shows how to say someone stayed at the โรงแรม.Tatoeba #10351045 by Somsak, translation #1033123 by Eldad
- ทอมเดินกลับเข้าไปในโรงแรมTom walked back into the hotel.This sentence describes someone walking into the โรงแรม.Tatoeba #10692527 by Somsak, translation #5524825 by CK
- เธออยู่ที่โรงแรมแล้วตอนนี้She's at the hotel now.This sentence indicates that someone is currently at the โรงแรม.Tatoeba #8850938 by pastelite, translation #1186778 by CK
- เรากำลังมองหาโรงแรมใกล้สนามบินWe are looking for a hotel near the airport.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Pimon and Theerapat are arriving in a new city.
- พิมล Pimonโรงแรมอยู่ที่ไหนคะrong-raem yu thi-nai khaWhere is the hotel?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatโรงแรมอยู่ตรงนั้นครับrong-raem yu trong-nan khrapThe hotel is right over there.
- พิมล Pimonโรงแรมดูสวยมากเลยrong-raem du suay mak loeyThe hotel looks very beautiful.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatใช่ครับ รีบเข้าไปกันเถอะchai khrap rip khao pai kan thoeYes, let's hurry inside.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hotel” translations and entries โรงแรม, โฮเต็ล, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries โรงแรม, โฮเต็ล, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
