Engaged in Thai

“Engaged” in Thai is หมั้นmân; you'll also hear คู่หมั้นkûu-mân (fiancé(e)).

หมั้น mân

to get engaged; engaged verb

mân falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

คู่หมั้น kûu-mân

fiancé, fiancée noun

kûu falling
mân falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Parts: คู่kûu pair, partner หมั้นmân engaged

How to use it

หมั้นmân has a falling tone. A Thai engagement is often a ceremony of its own, where the groom's side presents the ของหมั้นkǎwng-mân, gold and jewellery, and the สินสอดsǐn-sàwt, the bride price for the bride's parents. Many couples now hold the engagement and the wedding on the same day.

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:

mun
maan
khu man
koo man

More feelings in Thai

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มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy
to be happy
เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
เหงา ngǎo Lonely
คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick
homesick (literally 'miss home')
ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry
to cry

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