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Picture in Thai

“Picture” in Thai is รูปrûup; you'll also hear ภาพpâap (formal, art).

รูป rûup

picture, photo noun

  • rûup falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
ภาพ pâap

picture, image (more formal) noun formal, art

  • pâap falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

รูปrûup is the everyday word for a photo or picture, as in ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup, to take a photo. ภาพpâap is more formal: a painting is ภาพวาดpâap wâat, and a film, in formal Thai, is ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yon.

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:

  • rup
  • roop
  • phap
  • parp

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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