How to Say “Peace” in Thai

สันติภาพ
sǎn-dtì-pâap/san˩˩˦.ti˨˩.pʰaːp̚˥˩/
The Thai word for peace is สันติภาพ (sǎn-dtì-pâap). Wiktionary also lists สันติ (sǎn-dtì).
Meaning: state of being free from war (noun)

Ways to say it

“peace” in Thai
Thai Romanization (Wiktionary) IPA
สันติภาพ sǎn-dtì-pâap /san˩˩˦.ti˨˩.pʰaːp̚˥˩/
สันติ sǎn-dtì /san˩˩˦.tiʔ˨˩/

สันติภาพ refers to the state of being free from war. If you want to describe someone or something as peace-loving, you can use the phrase รักสันติภาพ, which combines the verb รัก (to love) with สันติภาพ.

What does it mean word for word?

สันติภาพ is a compound word where สันติ means peace or tranquility and ภาพ means image, state or condition.

Which one should you use?

สันติภาพ is the noun used to describe the concept of peace or the state of being free from war. In contrast, สันติ is often used as an adjective or a prefix to describe things that are peaceful or related to peace.

How do you pronounce it?

sǎn-dtì-pâap

Did you know?

  • The word ภาพ in สันติภาพ literally translates to 'image' or 'picture', meaning the concept of peace is viewed as a 'state of being' or a 'visual condition'.
  • In Thailand, the concept of peace is often linked to the Buddhist ideal of u-be-kha or equanimity, which is a mental state of peace regardless of external war.
  • The word สันติ is a direct loan from Pali, an ancient language used in Buddhist scriptures, rather than being an indigenous Thai word.

Examples in context

  • พวกเราคือประเทศที่รักสันติภาพ
    We're a peace-loving nation.
    This sentence demonstrates how to use สันติภาพ to describe a peace-loving nation.
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  • เราทุกคนต้องการสันติภาพ
    rao thuk khon tong kan san-ti-phap
    We all want peace.
  • การเจรจานี้จะนำไปสู่สันติภาพ
    kan chen-ra cha na pai su san-ti-phap
    This negotiation will lead to peace.

Example conversation

Two people are discussing global news at a cafe.

  1. พิมล Pimon

    ข่าวสงครามนี้ดูน่ากลัวมาก
    khao song-khram ni du na klua mak
    This war news looks very scary.
  2. ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasit

    ใช่ ผมหวังว่าจะมีสันติภาพเกิดขึ้นเร็วๆ นี้
    chai phom wang wa cha mi san-ti-phap koet khuen reo reo ni
    Yes, I hope peace will happen soon.
  3. พิมล Pimon

    ทุกคนคงอยากให้โลกสงบสุข
    thuk khon khong yak hai lok sa-ngop suk
    Everyone would want the world to be peaceful.
  4. ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasit

    นั่นคือสิ่งที่สำคัญที่สุด
    nan khue sing thi sam-khan thi sut
    That is the most important thing.

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