Home and daily life สบู่ sà-bùu
soap noun
- sà low
- bùu low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
สบู่sà-bùu has two low tones. It's one of the Thai words borrowed from Portuguese, sabão: the Portuguese were the first Europeans to trade with the kingdom of Ayutthaya, in the 1500s.
Shower gel is ครีมอาบน้ำkriim àap-náam, "shower cream", and washing-up liquid is น้ำยาล้างจานnáam-yaa láang jaan, "dish-washing liquid".
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:
- sabu
- sa bu
- saboo
- sa boo
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