นวดเบาๆ
nuat bao bao
In Thai, "softer massage" is expressed as นวดเบาๆ (nuat bao bao).
This phrase is used to request that a massage be performed with less pressure. You can make the request sound more natural and polite by adding หน่อย (noi) to the end, resulting in นวดเบาๆ หน่อย (massage a little softer, please).
What does it mean word for word?
The word เบา (bao) means light or soft. By repeating it as เบาๆ (bao bao), the manner of the action is emphasized.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is constructed by placing the verb นวด (nuat) before the adverbial phrase เบาๆ (bao bao).
How do you pronounce it?
nuat bao bao
Did you know?
- In Thailand, the act of นวด is officially categorized as a medical practice, and practitioners often must be licensed by the Ministry of Public Health.
- In a Thai massage setting, if you want to ask for 'more' pressure instead of 'softer' pressure, you would use the word หนัก (nak), which literally means 'heavy'.
- The repetition of เบา into เบาๆ is a common Thai linguistic feature called reduplication, which often softens the tone of a command to make it sound more like a gentle request.
Examples in context
- ขอแบบนวดเบาๆ นะครับkho baep nuat bao bao na khrapI'd like a softer massage, please.
- ตรงนี้ช่วยนวดเบาๆ ค่ะtrong ni chuai nuat bao bao khaPlease massage this area more gently.
Example conversation
A customer is talking to her massage therapist at a spa.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanช่วยนวดเบาๆ หน่อยค่ะchuai nuat bao bao noi khaPlease massage a bit softer.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitได้ครับ จะนวดเบาๆ ให้ครับdai khrap cha nuat bao bao hai khrapCertainly, I will massage you more gently.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanขอบคุณค่ะkhop khun khaThank you.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitยินดีครับyin di khrapYou're welcome.
