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At your wits' end in Thai

“At your wits' end” in Thai is หมดปัญญาmòt bpan-yaa.

หมดปัญญา mòt bpan-yaa

at your wits' end, out of ideas phrase

  • mòt low
  • bpan mid
  • yaa mid
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: หมดmòt used up, all gone ปัญญาbpan-yaa wisdom, wits

You'll hear it in Magic Rope (เชือกวิเศษ).

How to use it

หมดปัญญาmòt bpan-yaa, "wits used up", is having tried everything and run out of ideas. Before a verb it means you simply can't manage it, above all for money you don't have: หมดปัญญาจ่ายmòt bpan-yaa jàai, can't possibly pay, a phrase you'll often read in the news about debts. Everyday speech also says ไม่มีปัญญาmâi mii bpan-yaa, "have no wits for it": can't afford it.

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:

  • mot panya
  • mod panya
  • hmot panya

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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