Culture and festivals สละ sà-là
to sacrifice, give up verb
- sà low
- là low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
You'll hear it in The Thai National Anthem (เพลงชาติไทย).
How to use it
สละsà-là is to give something up for someone else, from a life for one's country, as in the national anthem, to a seat on the BTS. Signs on buses and trains ask passengers to สละที่นั่งsà-là tîi-nâng, give up their seats, for monks, older people and pregnant women, and ขอบคุณที่สละเวลาkàwp-kun tîi sà-là wee-laa is a polite "thank you for your time".
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