Promote in Thai

“Promote” in Thai is ส่งเสริมsòng-sǒem.

ส่งเสริม sòng-sǒem

to promote, to encourage, to support verb formal

sòng low
sǒem rising

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

How to use it

ส่งเสริมsòng-sǒem is to promote or encourage something good: health, tourism, a child's talent, local products. A promotion in a shop is a different word, โปรโมชั่นbproo-moo-chân.

In conversation, encouraging a person is ให้กำลังใจhâi gam-lang-jai, to cheer someone on, and backing a team or a friend is เชียร์chia.

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:

songserm
song sem

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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