Member in Thai

“Member” in Thai is สมาชิกsà-maa-chík.

สมาชิก sà-maa-chík

member noun

sà low
maa mid
chík high

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

Classifier: คนkon · person, people

How to use it

สมาชิกsà-maa-chík is a member: of a club, a gym, a LINE group, a family or parliament. Cashiers at chain stores and cafés ask เป็นสมาชิกไหมbpen sà-maa-chík mǎi, are you a member?, meaning their points card, and signing up is สมัครสมาชิกsà-màk sà-maa-chík.

A member of parliament is an MP, ส.ส.sǎw-sǎw, short for สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรsà-maa-chík sà-paa-pûu-taen-râat-sà-dawn.

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:

samachik
sa ma chik
samajik
samachick

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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