Marry (formal) in Thai

“Marry (formal)” in Thai is สมรสsǒm-rót.

สมรส sǒm-rót

to marry; marriage (formal) verb

sǒm rising
rót high

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

สมรสsǒm-rót is the formal word for marriage, on forms and certificates. จดทะเบียนสมรสjòt-tá-bian sǒm-rót is to register a marriage, done at a district office, and only a registered marriage counts in law; the certificate is ใบสำคัญการสมรสbai sǎm-kan gaan sǒm-rót.

In speech Thais say แต่งงานdtàeng-ngaan: แต่งงานแล้วหรือยังdtàeng-ngaan láew rǔue yang, are you married?

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:

sommarot
som rod

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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