สวย
beautiful
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- 1 beautiful、pretty、attractive、nice-looking
- 2 skillful、well done、beautifully executed
This is a basic word for something that looks beautiful, pretty, or visually pleasing. It is used for people, clothes, scenery, photos, designs, and many other things.
beautiful、pretty、attractive、nice-looking
Used when a person, object, place, or scene looks beautiful, pretty, or visually attractive. It is especially common for women, clothes, flowers, scenery, and photos.
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ผู้หญิงคนนั้นสวยมาก phûu yǐŋ khon nán sǔay mâak That woman is very beautiful. ผู้หญิงคนนั้นสวยมาก details
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ชุดนี้สวยไหม chút níi sǔay mǎy Is this outfit pretty? ชุดนี้สวยไหม details
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วิวที่นี่สวยมาก wiw thîi nîi sǔay mâak The view here is very beautiful. วิวที่นี่สวยมาก details
skillful、well done、beautifully executed
Used to praise an action, performance, or result as cleanly done, skillful, or impressive.
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เขายิงประตูได้สวย khǎw yiŋ pràtuu dâay sǔay He scored a beautiful goal. เขายิงประตูได้สวย details
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ทำได้สวยมาก tham dâay sǔay mâak You did it really well. ทำได้สวยมาก details
Learning notes
Explanation
สวย is the most common everyday word for visual beauty. It follows the noun: ชุดสวย means “a pretty outfit,” and บ้านสวย means “a beautiful house.” It can also work as the predicate, as in ผู้หญิงสวย, “the woman is beautiful.” Common intensifiers include สวยมาก, สวยจัง, and สวยจริงๆ. For “clean” as in not dirty, use สะอาด instead.
Usage
It is common in everyday compliments about appearance, clothing, hairstyles, makeup, photos, flowers, rooms, houses, scenery, design, and artwork. You will hear it often while shopping, traveling, commenting on photos, and talking about beauty or style.
Caution
For men, หล่อ is usually the natural word for handsome or good-looking; สวย can sound like feminine beauty. Also, ข้าวสวย is a fixed expression meaning cooked rice or steamed rice, so it should be learned separately from the usual meaning “beautiful.”
Differences from similar words
1 beautiful synonyms
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งาม often suggests elegant, refined beauty and can sound more formal or literary. สวย is the everyday word for beautiful or pretty.
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น่ารัก means cute or lovable, with a warm and endearing feel. สวย focuses more on visual beauty or attractiveness.
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หล่อ is used for a handsome or good-looking man. สวย is mainly for women, objects, and scenery; using it for a man can suggest a more feminine kind of beauty.
2 skillful synonyms
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ดี is the general word for good. สวย praises a result or movement as clean, elegant, or visually impressive.