Perfect in Thai

“Perfect” in Thai is สมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bàep; you'll also hear เป๊ะbpé (spot on).

สมบูรณ์แบบ sǒm-buun-bàep

perfect, flawless adjective

sǒm rising
buun mid
bàep low

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

เป๊ะ bpé

spot on, exactly right; precisely adjective

bpé high

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

สมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bàep is perfect in the full sense, flawless: ไม่มีใครสมบูรณ์แบบmâi mii krai sǒm-buun-bàep, nobody's perfect. In conversation Thais more often say เป๊ะbpé, spot on: perfect timing, a recipe followed to the gram, a photo framed just right. Clothes that fit perfectly are พอดีpaw-dii, just right.

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:

sombun baep
som boon baep
somboonbaep
pe
peh

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
แย่ yâe Terrible
bad, terrible, awful

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones