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Formal words

Sell (formal) in Thai

“Sell (formal)” in Thai is จำหน่ายjam-nàai.

จำหน่าย jam-nàai

to sell, to distribute (formal) verb

  • jam mid
  • nàai low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

จำหน่ายjam-nàai is the formal "sell": on shop signs, packaging and in the news. A distributor is ผู้จัดจำหน่ายpûu-jàt-jam-nàai.

In conversation everyone says ขายkǎai: ขายยังไงkǎai yang-ngai, how much are you selling it for?, is a classic market question.

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:

  • chamnai
  • jamnai
  • cham nai

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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