Describing thingsAwesome in Thai
“Awesome” in Thai is สุดยอดsùt-yâwt; you'll also hear เยี่ยมyîam (excellent).
awesome, amazing, the best adjective
- sùt low
- yâwt falling
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
excellent, great; to visit (someone) adjective
- yîam falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
สุดยอดsùt-yâwt, "the very top", is the all-purpose "amazing!": a view, a meal, a last-minute goal. เยี่ยมyîam is excellent, what a teacher writes on good homework, and เยี่ยมมากyîam mâak means "well done!". The same word also means to visit, as in เยี่ยมไข้yîam kâi, visiting someone who's ill. Among friends, เจ๋งjěng is "awesome", and younger Thais say ปังbpang, a hit.
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:
- sut yot
- sudyod
- soot yot
- sut yod
- yeam
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