ต่อ วี ซ่า
“ต่อ วี ซ่า” (тхёр вии саа) — to extend a visa in Thai. Phrase, level B1. The same continue as in extending the rent: the Thai verb does not change, and "I am extending" from "I will extend" is told apart only by the already-word. It is done before the term runs out. In a live sentence: “ต่อ วี ซ่า ก่อน หมด อายุ” — Extend the visa before the term ends. Written with the characters ต, ่, อ, ว, ี, ซ, ่, า.
In short
| Written in Thai | ต่อ วี ซ่า |
| Read in Latin letters | тхёр вии саа |
| Translation | to extend a visa |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The same continue as in extending the rent: the Thai verb does not change, and "I am extending" from "I will extend" is told apart only by the already-word. It is done before the term runs out
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- ต่อ วี ซ่า ก่อน หมด อายุтхёр вии саа кон мот айуExtend the visa before the term ends
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to extend a visa” in Thai?
«ต่อ วี ซ่า», read “тхёр вии саа”. In a live sentence: “ต่อ วี ซ่า ก่อน หมด อายุ” — Extend the visa before the term ends. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ต, ่, อ, ว, ี, ซ, ่, า.
How is “ต่อ วี ซ่า” written in Latin letters?
тхёр вии саа. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The same continue as in extending the rent: the Thai verb does not change, and "I am extending" from "I will extend" is told apart only by the already-word. It is done before the term runs out. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.