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How to say comfortable, at ease
in Thai
สบาย
sà-baai
comfortable, at ease · fine, relaxed
sà lowbaai mid
The Thai ideal state: body and mind at ease. สบายดี = 'fine', สบายๆ = 'easy-going, no stress'.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Literally
- from Pali/Sanskrit sappāya, 'suitable, healthy'
- Remember it
- Sink into the SOFA, wave BYE to stress: so at ease.
In a sentence
- สบายดีไหมsà-baai dii mǎiHow are you? (lit. comfortable-good?)
The culture behind it
CULTURE
สบาย: the state everyone is aiming for
From the same situation: Hello, Thailand
- จิ้งจกhouse gecko
- ตุ๊กแกtokay gecko
- สวัสดีhello
- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches สบาย with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Greet anyone politely, say thank you and sorry, introduce yourself, and rescue a conversation you don't understand.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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