Perform in Thai

“Perform” in Thai is แสดงsà-daeng.

แสดง sà-daeng

to perform, to act; to show (formal) verb

sà low
daeng mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

แสดงsà-daeng is performing for an audience: acting in a film or a TV drama, dancing on a stage, playing a concert. An actor is a นักแสดงnák-sà-daeng, "a performing person", and a show or a performance is การแสดงgaan sà-daeng. In everyday talk Thais also say เล่นlên, to play: เล่นละครlên lá-kawn, to be in a drama. On signs and forms it's the formal "show": กรุณาแสดงบัตรgà-rú-naa sà-daeng bàt, please show your card. Showing your feelings is แสดงออกsà-daeng-àwk, "show out".

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:

sadang
sadeang
sadeng

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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