Thai Prepositions of Location

Where things are, in Thai

Prepositions of location tell you where something sits, and Thai keeps them simple. This short teaches bon (บน) on or above, dtai (ใต้) under, kaang (ข้าง) beside, naa (หน้า) in front of, lang (หลัง) behind, nai (ใน) inside and ra-waang (ระหว่าง) between.

Learn these and you can describe where anything is, from your bag under the table to the shop next to the pharmacy. They come up constantly when giving or following directions around Phuket.

Because they slot neatly into sentences, a handful of these unlocks a lot of everyday description. This short Thai reel lays out the prepositions of location so you can say exactly where something is.