Clean in Thai

“Clean” in Thai is สะอาดsà-àat; you'll also hear ทำความสะอาดtam kwaam-sà-àat (to clean).

สะอาด sà-àat

clean adjective

sà low
àat low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

ทำความสะอาด tam kwaam-sà-àat

to clean verb

tam mid
kwaam mid
sà low
àat low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: ทำtam to do, to make ความkwaam -ness (makes a noun) สะอาดsà-àat clean

How to use it

สะอาดsà-àat is clean: a room, a toilet, a beach, drinking water. Both syllables are low, and the first is short and quick. To clean something is ทำความสะอาดtam kwaam-sà-àat, "to make cleanliness", which is what you ask hotel or condo staff for. The opposite is สกปรกsòk-gà-bpròk, dirty.

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:

sa at
saat
sa-ard
sa aad
sa ad
tam kwam sa at

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones