News and societyproperty, belongings, assets noun
- sáp high
- sǐn rising
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
ทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐn is property and belongings: your bag and phone, a house, money in the bank. Signs on buses, boats and in temples warn โปรดระวังทรัพย์สินของท่านbpròot rá-wang sáp-sǐn kǎwng tân, please watch your belongings. The first letters are read s, so it starts sáp.
Real estate is อสังหาริมทรัพย์à-sǎng-hǎa-rim-má-sáp, shortened to อสังหาà-sǎng-hǎa, and in everyday speech your belongings are just ของkǎwng, your stuff.
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:
- subsin
- sabsin
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