Thai to English

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Just a few words being used within Real Estate, plus a few other day-to-day words..
You might find different spellings, but as people say in Thailand "same, same but different..." or...

Thai	English
Amphoe or Amphur	District, in Phuket you have three districts: Kathu, Muang & Thalang.
Ao	Bay.
Baan	Home or House.
(Moo) Ban	Village.
Chanote	Land title deed (full), the best available in Thailand. Accurately surveyed and plotted in relation to a national survey grid and also marked by unique numbered marker posts set in the ground. Please see Nor Sor 3 & Nor Sor 3 Gor for the next best available land-titles..
Changwat	Province.
Farang	Foreigner (westerner).
Hong	Room
Hong Kin Khao	Dining Room (room eating) (see also Hong Tan Khao)
Hong Mae ban	Maid's Room (quarter)
Hong Nam	Bathroom (room water)
Hong Nang	Sitting Room (room sitting)
Hong Norn	Bedroom (room sleeping)
Hong Rab Khak	Living Room (room welcome guest)
Hong Tam Ngan	Office (room working)
Hong Tan Khao	Dining Room (more polite than Hong Kin Khao)
Klong	small river or stream.
Ko or Koh	Island.
Moo	Sub-sub-district, each sub-district (Tumbon) is divided into several sub-sub-districts.
Ngan	Measurement = 400 m2
Nor Sor 3	Land title deed, the third best available in Thailand next after Nor Sor 3 Gor & Chanote. The boundaries are only recorded in relation to the neighboring plots and survey errors in length of boundary or area are not unusual. A 30 days public notice is necessary before any change of status over the land can be registered. Chanote, Nor Sor 3 Gor & Nor Sor 3 are the only land-titles where registered right of ownership or lease can exist, therefore any land-titles lower than these are not recommended for foreigners.
Nor Sor 3 Gor	Land title deed, the next best available in Thailand after Chanote. In general accurately surveyed and each plot is cross referenced to a master survey of the area and a corresponding aerial photograph. Please see Chanote & Nor Sor 3.
Nor Sor 4 Kor	Land title deed, the official name for Chanote.
OrBorJor	Provincial Administration Organization
OrBorTor	Sub-district Administration
Parajamyom	Right-of-way
Ph	as in Phuket is pronounced as 'P' and not 'F'.
Poo Yai Baan	Head of Village.
Rai	Measurement = 1,600 m2
Sala	Pavilion, gazebo, a place for rest.
Sawasdee Kha / Khrap	greeting, Hello or Goodbye (Kha is said by women, Khrap is said by men).
Soi	Street.
Sor Kor 1	Land-title, entitles the holder to occupy and farm the land. The land must not be sold - it may only be transferred by inheritance.
Sor Por Kor 4-01	Land title, intended for poor people and/or farmers only!
Tabien Baan	Household Registration Document
Talad	Market.
Tanon	Road.
Teedin	Land.
Tessabaan	Municipality.
Thor Tor 3	Bank Form, now replaced by "Foreign Exchange Transaction Form" = Highly recommended to get, when transferring money from overseas, for purchase of property in Thailand. This is to make sure the funds can be transferred out of Thailand again, if you later decides to sell your property!
Tom Din	Land-fill-up
Tumbon	Sub-district, each district (Amphur) is divided into several sub-districts.
Wah (thalang)	Measurement = 4 m2
Wat	Temple
Numbers:	-
Soon	0 (zero)
Neung	1 (one)
Song	2 (two)
Sam	3 (three)
Si	4 (four)
Ha	5 (five)
Hok	6 (six)
Jet	7 (seven)
Paet	8 (eight)
Kao	9 (nine)
Seep	10 (ten)
Seep-Et	11 (eleven)
Seep-Song	12 (twelve)
Neung San	100,000 (one hundred thousand)
Neung Lan	1,000,000 (one million)