What is the capital city of Thailand?

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Corinne

Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ (help·info)), is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 2000 census population of 6,355,144. Bangkok is located at 13°45′N 100°31′E, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand.

angelbaby

bangkok

dWali

New York?

Are you serious?

ewwwofficialsexnewscom

it was thonburi before

x_ill

Bangkok is the name of the district across the river from the capitol of Thailand. The Capital is known as, bear with me I'm a bit rusty, กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทราอยุธยามหาดิลก ภพนพรัตน์ ราชธานีบุรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์ มหาสถาน อมรพิมาน อวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยะ วิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์ (I think thats close). You will see it as กรุงเทพมหานคร on some signs and documents, transliterated as Krung Thep Mahanakhon, but it is most commonly referred to as กรุงเทพฯ or Krung Thep transliterated.

Also note that transliteration is tough. To pronounce the ก in กรุงเทพ it isn't a hard K nor is it a G as I've seen some people write it, it is a very soft k but close to g as well, hmmm hard to explain. The ร or r also isn't really an R, its a quick flick of your tongue on the roof of your mouth with a subtle r sound. While Thai is tonal like many other Asian languages, it is a very soft language and not harsh at all. I don't like the sound of most of the asian languages, but Thai is a beautiful language. Most of the pronunciations are done very soft, Such as เทพ or Thep, it's not the english TH sound as in THe, it also isn't a had T like Toad. It's a wispy "T" with an audible exhale folllowed by something close to an "e" as in End, but also close to an "a" as in A apple then ending with a soft "p".

If you ever get a chance to listen to a thai, listen to them very close, it is such a great language.

les S

ha ha...you are very funny......but Bangkok!!!!!

cun d

the Thailand capital is Bangkok.

bitty_and_me@verizon.net

I think you need to watch the movie "American Wedding" Very funny reference to this...

gymnast511993

bangkok

Lakkhana K

Bangkog,
Did u know that capital city of Thailand also have other name which is very long ? About 65 syllables!!!!!!

Jakob the Liar eats Gumbo Shrimp

Bangkok

Used to be Ayutthaya

Nigerian woman

bangkok

warmth

Bang....kok.......no more bombing Pls.

david

Bangkok... hope you know where the airport is .. if planning.
on traveling to Thailand..mmm

matt_of_asia

BANGKOK! LOL EASY 2 pts!

jelly_bean.11990

Bangkok

IceCube

Bangkok it is. Used to be Thongburi correction from the person above. Then prior to Thongburi is Ayuthya, the Sukothai, the latter which was the first Thai capital dated back over 700 centuries ago.
About the bombs, please if you feel the need to bring one with you, try deposit it with the central police bombing squad call 191 once you get here.