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Argue in Thai

“Argue” in Thai is ทะเลาะtá-láw; you'll also hear เถียงtǐang (argue back).

ทะเลาะ tá-láw

to argue, to quarrel, to have a fight verb

  • tá high
  • láw high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
เถียง tǐang

to argue back, to talk back verb

  • tǐang rising
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

ทะเลาะtá-láw is a quarrel, usually with กันgan, each other: couples, siblings, neighbours. Making up afterwards is คืนดีkuuen-dii, or ง้อngáw when one of you coaxes the other out of a sulk.

เถียงtǐang is arguing back, as a teenager does with a parent, and อย่าเถียงyàa tǐang, don't argue, is a classic line of Thai parents.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • talo
  • thalo
  • taloh
  • thiang

More verbs in Thai

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    to be (a nationality, a job, a role)

  • มี mii Have

    to have

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    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

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    to drink

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