News and society ศิลปิน sǐn-lá-bpin
artist; singer, performer noun
- sǐn rising
- lá high
- bpin mid
- 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.
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
How to use it
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin is an artist: a painter, a sculptor, and in Thai also a singer or a band, as in ศิลปินลูกทุ่งsǐn-lá-bpin lûuk-tûng, a luk thung singer. Fans call the stars they follow their ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin.
The country's highest honour for artists is the title of National Artist, ศิลปินแห่งชาติsǐn-lá-bpin hàeng-châat.
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:
- sinlapin
- silapin
- sin la pin
- silpin
More news and society in Thai
All news and society
Learn Thai with the free course
A complete course from your first phrase to real conversations, with audio for every word and AI speaking practice. Free, no sign-up needed.
Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones