{"id":1799,"date":"2026-04-18T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/farang\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:41:05","slug":"farang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/farang\/","title":{"rendered":"Farang : signification et usage en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Farang<\/strong> (French, \u00e9galement orthographi\u00e9 <em>falang<\/em> ou <em>farung<\/em>) est le mot tha\u00eflandais quotidien d\u00e9signant un \u00e9tranger d\u2019apparence europ\u00e9enne. On pense qu\u2019il provient du mot persan et arabe d\u00e9signant les Francs, qui ont voyag\u00e9 vers l\u2019est le long des routes commerciales il y a des si\u00e8cles, et il s\u2019agit aussi bien s\u00fbr du mot tha\u00eflandais pour le guimauve. Ce terme n\u2019a aucune signification juridique : aucune l\u00e9gislation tha\u00eflandaise n\u2019en utilise le terme pour d\u00e9signer une personne (si le mot appara\u00eet dans la l\u00e9gislation, c\u2019est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement le guimauve), mais la loi d\u00e9signe plut\u00f4t un \u00e9tranger ou un immigrant (\u0e04\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e14\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27, <em>khon tang dao<\/em>). Un nouveau venu l'entendra quotidiennement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#what-the-word-means-and-how-it-is-used\">Ce que signifie le mot et comment il est utilis\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-legal-category-is-alien-not-farang\">La cat\u00e9gorie juridique est \u00e9trang\u00e8re, non parang<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#is-farang-offensive-and-does-it-matter-legally\">Est-ce offensant pour les Farang et importe-t-il l\u00e9galement ?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-the-word-means-and-how-it-is-used\">Ce que signifie le mot et comment il est utilis\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dans la langue courante<\/strong> Farang est un terme descriptif, et non une insulte. Les Tha\u00eflandais l\u2019utilisent entre eux pour d\u00e9signer tout occidental, quelle que soit sa nationalit\u00e9, de la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re qu\u2019on pourrait dire \u201c l\u2019Australien \u201d ou \u201c le grand \u201d. Il ne s\u2019applique pas aux \u00e9trangers d\u2019Asie, d\u2019Afrique ou d\u2019Orient, qui sont d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par leur nationalit\u00e9 ou leur r\u00e9gion. Le ton et le contexte donnent le sens : \u201c Farang khi nok \u201d (un Farang qui tombe des oiseaux) est un v\u00e9ritable compliment insultant pour un \u00e9tranger pauvre ou de bas \u00e9tage, tandis que \u201c Farang \u201d en soi est neutre.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-legal-category-is-alien-not-farang\">La cat\u00e9gorie juridique est \u00e9trang\u00e8re, non parang<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La l\u00e9gislation tha\u00eflandaise d\u00e9finit le statut en fonction de la nationalit\u00e9, et non de l\u2019apparence.<\/strong> La loi sur l\u2019immigration B.E. 2522 r\u00e9git l\u2019entr\u00e9e, le s\u00e9jour et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/deportation\/\">expulsion<\/a> de personnes \u00e9trang\u00e8res ; le d\u00e9cret d\u2019urgence sur la gestion des \u00e9trangers B.E. 2560 r\u00e9git la situation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/work-permit\/\">permis de travail<\/a>; Section 86 of the Land Code lets an alien acquire land only under a treaty granting that right and with the Minister&#8217;s permission, apart from the narrow Section 96 bis route for an investment of at least 40 million baht (up to one rai for residence, with permission); and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/foreign-business-act\/\">Loi sur les activit\u00e9s commerciales des \u00e9trangers B.E. 2542<\/a> D\u00e9finition d\u2019\u00e9tranger : d\u00e9signe une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 dans laquelle des \u00e9trangers d\u00e9tiennent la moiti\u00e9 ou plus des actions. Un citoyen tha\u00eflandais naturalis\u00e9 d\u2019origine europ\u00e9enne est un farang dans la rue et un national tha\u00eflandais dans chacun de ces statuts.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"is-farang-offensive-and-does-it-matter-legally\">Est-ce offensant pour les Farang et importe-t-il l\u00e9galement ?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La plupart des r\u00e9sidents de longue dur\u00e9e acceptent ce terme et l\u2019emploient pour eux-m\u00eames. Il ne pose probl\u00e8me que lorsqu\u2019il est accol\u00e9 \u00e0 un qualificatif p\u00e9joratif ou qu\u2019il sert \u00e0 justifier une diff\u00e9rence de traitement. La double tarification des sites touristiques repose sur la nationalit\u00e9 ou la r\u00e9sidence, et non sur le mot lui-m\u00eame, et un \u00e9tranger titulaire d\u2019un permis de conduire tha\u00eflandais, d\u2019un permis de travail ou d\u2019une <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/pink-id-card\/\">carte d'identit\u00e9 rose<\/a> peut souvent obtenir le tarif local. Rien dans la loi ne d\u00e9pend du fait d\u2019\u00eatre un farang ; tout d\u00e9pend du visa, du permis ou de la nationalit\u00e9 figurant sur les documents pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Derni\u00e8re r\u00e9vision : 26 septembre 2026.<\/strong> Les articles 86 du Code foncier et 4 de la Loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2542 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lus en tha\u00eflandais, et la l\u00e9gislation tha\u00eflandaise a \u00e9t\u00e9 recherch\u00e9e dans notre corpus l\u00e9gislatif \u00e0 la recherche du mot \u00ab\u0e1d\u0e23\u0e31\u0e48\u0e07\u00bb: il appara\u00eet uniquement pour d\u00e9signer le fruit, la pomme de terre (\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e1d\u0e23\u0e31\u0e48\u0e07), les chewing-gum, une harpe occidentale sur une insigne militaire et les noms de lieux, mais jamais comme cat\u00e9gorie de personnes.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Est-ce un mot grossier en tha\u00eflandais ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Pas en soi. C\u2019est un terme neutre et quotidien utilis\u00e9 par les \u00e9trangers d\u2019origine occidentale et librement par les Tha\u00eflandais et les \u00e9trangers eux-m\u00eames. Il devient offensant uniquement dans des combinaisons telles que farang khi nok, ou lorsqu\u2019il est prononc\u00e9 avec une m\u00e9chancet\u00e9 \u00e9vidente.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Le terme \u00ab farang \u00bb s'applique-t-il \u00e0 tous les \u00e9trangers en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Non. Il s\u2019agit sp\u00e9cifiquement des Blancs d\u2019origine occidentale. Les \u00e9trangers originaires du Japon, de la Chine, de l\u2019Inde, d\u2019Afrique ou du Moyen-Orient sont d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par leur nationalit\u00e9 ou leur r\u00e9gion, et le terme juridique d\u00e9signant toutes les personnes n\u2019\u00e9tant pas ressortissantes tha\u00eflandaises est \u00ab \u00e9tranger \u00bb (khon tang dao).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Quel est le terme juridique utilis\u00e9 pour d\u00e9signer un \u00e9tranger dans le droit tha\u00eflandais ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Les lois tha\u00eflandaises utilisent le terme \u00ab \u00e9tranger \u00bb ou \u00ab immigrant \u00bb, en tha\u00eflandais khon tang dao, d\u00e9fini par la nationalit\u00e9. La loi sur l\u2019immigration, le code foncier, le d\u00e9cret sur les permis de travail et la loi sur les entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res appliquent chacun leurs r\u00e8gles \u00e0 cette cat\u00e9gorie, et aucun d\u2019entre eux n\u2019utilise le terme \u00ab farang \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/work-permit\/\">permis de travail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/foreign-business-act\/\">Loi sur les activit\u00e9s commerciales des \u00e9trangers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/land-code\/\">Code foncier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/pink-id-card\/\">carte d'identit\u00e9 rose<\/a>, et nos guides sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/moving-to-thailand-guide\/\">Embarquement en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/essential-culture-and-etiquette-guide-thailand\/\">Culture et \u00e9thique tha\u00eflandaise<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farang (\u0e1d\u0e23\u0e31\u0e48\u0e07, also spelled falang or farung) is the everyday Thai word for a foreigner of European appearance. 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