Family ลูกสะใภ้ lûuk-sà-pái
daughter-in-law noun
- lûuk falling
- sà low
- pái high
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
How to use it
สะใภ้sà-pái is a woman who marries into a family, so a daughter-in-law is ลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-pái. Thai TV soaps love the rivalry between แม่ผัวmâe-pǔa, the mother-in-law, and ลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-pái.
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 saphai
- look sa pai
- luuk sa phai
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