Propose in Thai

“Propose” in Thai is เสนอsà-nǒe.

เสนอ sà-nǒe

to propose, to offer, to put forward verb formal

sà low
nǒe 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

เสนอsà-nǒe is to put something forward: an idea at a meeting, a plan, a price. เสนอราคาsà-nǒe raa-kaa is to quote a price, and ข้อเสนอkâw sà-nǒe is an offer or a proposal. TV news uses it for presenting a story.

It's at home in meetings and emails. Among friends, suggesting is แนะนำnáe-nam (recommend) or simply ไปกันไหมbpai gan mǎi, shall we go? Proposing marriage is another phrase: ขอแต่งงานkǎw dtàeng-ngaan.

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:

sanur
sanuh
sanerr

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones