Praise in Thai

“Praise” in Thai is ชมchom.

ชม chom

to praise, to compliment; to admire (a view) verb

chom mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ชมchom is saying something nice about someone. Thais compliment freely, and ภาษาไทยเก่งจังpaa-sǎa tai gèng jang, your Thai is so good, is something every learner hears after two words. Reply with a modest ไม่หรอกmâi ràwk, not really, or a smiling ขอบคุณkàwp-kun.

The same word means to look at and admire: ชมวิวchom wiu is taking in the view, and a viewpoint is a จุดชมวิวjùt-chom-wiu.

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:

chohm
shom

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones