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How to say to formally ask for a woman's hand
in Thai
สู่ขอ
sùu-kǎaw
to formally ask for a woman's hand
sùu lowkǎaw rising
The groom's elders visit the bride's family to ask.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Register
- formal
In a sentence
- ไปสู่ขอที่บ้านฝ่ายหญิงbpai sùu-kǎaw tîi bâan fàai yǐnggo to the bride's family to ask for her hand
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The sinsod
From the same situation: Relationships
- จีบto court, chase, flirt with
- คบto date, go out with; associate with
- เดทdate
- หลงรักto fall for, be smitten with
- รักแรกพบlove at first sight
- แอบto do secretly
- สเปคtype (of person you like)
- ถูกใจto take a liking to, please
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