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Save (a file, a photo) in Thai

“Save (a file, a photo)” in Thai is เซฟséep; you'll also hear บันทึกban-túek (on buttons; record).

เซฟ séep

to save (a file, a photo, a number) verb everyday

  • séep high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
บันทึก ban-túek

to save; to record, to note down verb on buttons; record

  • ban mid
  • túek high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

How to use it

In conversation, saving a photo or a phone number is เซฟséep, from English, usually with ไว้wái, "keep": เซฟไว้séep wái. Buttons and menus say บันทึกban-túek, which is also recording something and keeping notes: a diary is a บันทึกประจำวันban-túek bprà-jam wan, "a daily record". Saving money is a different word: เก็บเงินgèp-ngoen.

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:

  • sef
  • sayf
  • banthuek

More verbs in Thai

All verbs
  • เป็น bpen Be

    to be (a nationality, a job, a role)

  • มี mii Have

    to have

  • ไป bpai Go

    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

  • ดื่ม dùuem Drink

    to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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