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Daughter in Thai

“Daughter” in Thai is ลูกสาวlûuk-sǎao.

ลูกสาว lûuk-sǎao

daughter noun

  • lûuk falling
  • sǎao rising
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

Classifier: คนkon · person, people

Parts: ลูกlûuk child สาวsǎao young woman

How to use it

ลูกสาวlûuk-sǎao is "young-woman child". At home, a daughter is just ลูกlûuk or her nickname, and a little girl is often หนูnǔu, "little one".

Older people call any young person they're fond of ลูกlûuk: a food vendor of your mother's age may well call you that.

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:

  • luk sao
  • look sao
  • luksao

More family in Thai

All family
  • ครอบครัว krâwp-krua Family
  • พ่อ pâw Father

    father, dad

  • ภรรยา pan-rá-yaa Wife

    wife (polite)

  • สามี sǎa-mii Husband

    husband (polite)

  • แฟน faen Boyfriend or girlfriend

    boyfriend, girlfriend

  • แต่งงาน dtàeng-ngaan Marry

    to get married

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