แต่งงานกับผมไหม
taeng-ngan gap phom mai
The phrase "will you marry me?" in Thai is แต่งงานกับผมไหม (taeng-ngan gap phom mai).
This phrase is a question used to ask someone to become your spouse.
Which one should you use?
While แต่งงานกับผมไหม is the standard way to ask, you may encounter the informal version จะแต่งกับฉันมั้ย?
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To make a proposal sound softer, more polite and more persuasive, you can use the version แต่งงานกับผมนะครับ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ไหม (mai) is a question particle placed at the end of a sentence to turn a statement into a yes/no question. Additionally, male speakers can use the particle khrap at the end of a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
taeng-ngan gap phom mai
Did you know?
- In traditional Thai culture, a formal proposal isn't just a question between two people but involves a ขบวนขันหมาก or 'Khan Maak' procession. The groom's family carries betel nuts and gold trays to the bride's house to officially ask for her hand.
- Depending on the region, some Thais might use the word วิวาห์ (Wiwah) instead of แต่งงาน in very formal or poetic contexts. This word is derived from Sanskrit and is common in song lyrics and wedding invitations but rare in spoken proposals.
- Thai speakers may avoid using the pronoun ผม (phom) or ฉัน (chan) entirely during a proposal to sound more intimate. They might use a nickname or a term of endearment instead, as using formal pronouns can feel too distant for such a romantic moment.
Examples in context
- แต่งงานกับผมไหมtaeng-ngaan gap pom maiWill you marry me?
- คุณจะแต่งงานกับผมไหมครับkhun ja taeng-ngaan gap pom mai krapWill you marry me, please?
- ผมรักคุณ แต่งงานกับผมไหมpom rak khun, taeng-ngaan gap pom maiI love you, will you marry me?
Example conversation
Chonlasit is proposing to Pimon on a romantic date.
- พิมล Pimonชลสิทธิ์ คุณกำลังจะทำอะไรคะChonlasit, khun gam-lang ja tham a-rai khaChonlasit, what are you doing?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitพิมล แต่งงานกับผมไหมPimon, ttaeng-ngaan gap phom maiPimon, will you marry me?
- พิมล Pimonตกลงค่ะ ฉันจะแต่งงานกับคุณtok-long kha, chan ja ttaeng-ngaan gap khunYes, I will marry you.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitผมมีความสุขที่สุดเลยphom mee khwam-suk thee-sud loeiI am the happiest man alive.
