Secret in Thai

“Secret” in Thai is ความลับkwaam-láp; you'll also hear ลับláp (describing).

ความลับ kwaam-láp

a secret noun

kwaam mid
láp high

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

Parts: ความkwaam (makes a noun) ลับláp secret, hidden

ลับ láp

secret, hidden adjective describing

láp high

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

How to use it

A secret is ความลับkwaam-láp, and keeping one is เก็บความลับgèp kwaam-láp, "keep the secret". ลับláp alone describes something hidden or confidential: a secret room, or a ร้านลับráan láp, a hidden-gem café that only locals know. Doing something in secret is แอบàep, and telling a secret is บอกความลับbàwk kwaam-láp.

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:

kwam lap
khwam lap
kwamlab
lub

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones