Culture and festivals งานศพ ngaan-sòp
funeral noun
- ngaan mid
- sòp low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
A Thai Buddhist งานศพngaan-sòp usually runs over several evenings: monks chant at the temple and family and friends come to pay their respects, with the cremation afterwards, sometimes much later. Guests wear black, or black and white, and give the family money in an envelope, ใส่ซองsài sawng, to help with the costs. To the family, say เสียใจด้วยsǐa-jai dûay, I'm so sorry.
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:
- ngan sop
- ngan sob
More culture and festivals in Thai
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