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Buy in Thai

“Buy” in Thai is ซื้อsúue.

ซื้อ súue

to buy verb

  • súue high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

The opposite, 'to sell', is ขายkǎai, as in ร้านขายยาráan-kǎai-yaa (pharmacy, literally 'shop that sells medicine').

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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:

  • sue
  • suu
  • seu
  • sueh

More shopping and money in Thai

All shopping and money
  • เงิน ngoen Money
  • เงินสด ngoen-sòt Cash
  • บาท bàat Baht

    baht (Thai currency)

  • เหรียญ rǐan Coin
  • แบงก์ báeng Banknote
  • บัตร bàt Card

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