Home and daily lifeLaundry in Thai
“Laundry” in Thai is ซักผ้าsák pâa; you'll also hear ซักsák (to wash (clothes)).
to do the laundry, to wash clothes verb
- sák high
- pâa falling
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Most condos have coin-operated washing machines on one floor, and there are laundry shops on every soi.
to wash (clothes) verb
- sák high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
ร้านซักรีดráan sák-rîit = laundry shop.
Taught in Unit 6 · Lesson 2: Around the condo of the free course.
Practise it freeHow to use it
ซักsák is the verb for washing clothes only, and ผ้าpâa is cloth, so ซักผ้าsák pâa is doing the laundry. Washing powder is ผงซักฟอกpǒng-sák-fâwk. Neighbourhood laundry shops wash by the kilo and iron by the piece, and bringing the dry washing in is เก็บผ้าgèp pâa, a job to do fast when the rain starts.
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:
- sak pha
- suk pa
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