News and society ศิลปะ sǐn-lá-bpà
art noun
- sǐn rising
- lá high
- bpà low
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpà is art: painting, sculpture, temple murals, music and dance. A work of art is งานศิลปะngaan sǐn-lá-bpà, and martial arts are ศิลปะการต่อสู้sǐn-lá-bpà gaan dtàw-sûu.
An artist is a ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin, a word Thais also use for singers and musicians, and an art gallery is a หอศิลป์hǎw-sǐn, like the big public one across from the MBK mall in Bangkok.
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:
- sinlapa
- silpa
- sin la pa
- silapa
- sinlapah
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