No guesses please

Edit: I'm looking for the commonly used word

Edited June 21, 201313 yr by justben

At our home we use กริ่ง(ประตู) when talking about the (door)bell.

This word (doorbell) can be found in a dictionary and the possible translations all give a lot of hit on google.

Edited June 21, 201313 yr by kriswillems

Thanks for that. I always like to make sure that I'm looking at the most used word.

Thanks again.

ออด is the native Thai word used.

It really means any kind of buzzer, like in a bus.

There's no need to say ออดประตู because ออด will already be understood by context.

I would agree that กริ่ง is the mostly used word. (usually pronounced as กิ่ง)

Edited June 22, 201313 yr by Mole

No guesses please

Edit: I'm looking for the commonly used word

what do you mean "what is the word for doorbell" the word is doorbell or did you mean to say. "what is the word in Thai for doorbell

Literal translation of doorbell is กระดิ่งประตู = "kra-ding pratu"

But more common I think is กริ่ง = "gring"

Never heard of ออด = "odd", but it seems its commonly used. Where I live people just wander in an shout!

Literal translation is กระดิ่งประตู, yes.

กระดิ่ง is bell as in an actual small bell, like you find on cows. (A large bell, like in clock towers or during boxing matches is ระฆัง)

ประตู is door.

But it's not used together like this and people would probably laugh.

ออก is more like "ood" with a long vowel.

Edited June 24, 201313 yr by Mole

No guesses please

Edit: I'm looking for the commonly used word

what do you mean "what is the word for doorbell" the word is doorbell or did you mean to say. "what is the word in Thai for doorbell

I'm going out of my way to answer your trolling posts that you sprinkle behind everything I write. I don't have anybody on my ignore list and I'm not planning on compiling one now. You're in the Thai Language section of the forum, so please share with us your nuggets of wisdom about the Thai language.

How much Thai do you know after spending decades in Thailand? Probably not even measurable and you could be easily confused for a 1 week tourist. Am I close?

I guess I am just not invited to the right kind of parties because over the decades I have never encountered a doorbell in Thailand, but then again I have never bothered to look to see if one existed.

We have a doorbell.

If people visit us and we are inside the house, they start shouting, beeping the horn of the car, calling the neighbours, calling to our telephone and calling to our parents.

If that all doesn't help they will leave. But they will never, NEVER press the doorbell.

It's kinda funny and I don't know what the reason is behind this.

(The doorbell is clearly visible)

PS. the mail man is the only exception.

Edited June 26, 201313 yr by kriswillems

Ting tong isn't it,at least that's what I thought it was,ring any bells.