Reside in Thai

“Reside” in Thai is อาศัยaa-sǎi.

อาศัย aa-sǎi

to live, to reside (formal); to rely on verb

aa mid
sǎi rising

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

อาศัยaa-sǎi is the formal "live, reside", usually as อาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi yùu: forms ask where you reside, and ที่อยู่อาศัยtîi-yùu aa-sǎi is housing. It also means "to rely on, to make use of": อาศัยประสบการณ์aa-sǎi bprà-sòp-gaan, to draw on experience.

In conversation Thais just say อยู่yùu: อยู่ที่ไหนyùu tîi-nǎi, where do you live?

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:

asai
a sai
ar sai

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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