Work and studyExam in Thai
“Exam” in Thai is สอบsàwp; you'll also hear ข้อสอบkâw-sàwp (the questions).
to take an exam; an exam verb
- sàwp low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
exam paper, exam questions noun the questions
- kâw falling
- sàwp low
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
สอบsàwp is both the verb and the event: สอบผ่านsàwp pàan is to pass and สอบตกsàwp dtòk to fail. The paper and its questions are the ข้อสอบkâw-sàwp, each question a ข้อkâw. Revising is "reading books", อ่านหนังสือàan nǎng-sǔue, and before exams the cafés near every campus fill up with students doing just 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:
- sop
- sorp
- kho sop
- kor sorp
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