Approve in Thai

“Approve” in Thai is อนุมัติà-nú-mát.

อนุมัติ à-nú-mát

to approve, to authorise; approval verb formal

à low
nú high
mát high

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

อนุมัติà-nú-mát is official approval: of a visa, a loan, leave from work, a budget. ได้รับการอนุมัติdâi-ráp gaan à-nú-mát, "has received approval", is how official letters say yes.

In conversation Thais say ผ่านpàan, "passed, went through", or โอเคoo-kee: วีซ่าผ่านแล้วwii-sâa pàan láew, my visa went through.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

anumut

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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