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Comfort (someone who's sad) in Thai

“Comfort (someone who's sad)” in Thai is ปลอบbplàwp.

ปลอบ bplàwp

to comfort, to console verb

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

How to use it

ปลอบbplàwp has a low tone and starts with the unaspirated bp, and it often comes with ใจjai, heart: ปลอบใจbplàwp jai, to console. Thais comfort with a few soft words, ไม่เป็นไรนะmâi bpen rai ná, it's okay, or สู้ๆsûu-sûu, hang in there. Cheering someone up is also ให้กำลังใจhâi gam-lang-jai, "give strength of heart".

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:

  • plob
  • bplop
  • plawp
  • plorp

More verbs in Thai

All verbs
  • เป็น bpen Be

    to be (a nationality, a job, a role)

  • มี mii Have

    to have

  • ไป bpai Go

    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

  • ดื่ม dùuem Drink

    to drink

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