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Crush in Thai

“Crush” in Thai is แอบชอบàep châwp.

แอบชอบ àep châwp

to have a crush on, secretly like verb

  • àep low
  • châwp falling
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Parts: แอบàep secretly ชอบchâwp to like

How to use it

แอบชอบàep châwp is "to secretly like": a crush you haven't confessed. Thai love talk starts with ชอบchâwp, to like, rather than รักrák, to love, so ชอบนะchâwp ná, "I like you", is the classic confession in dramas. When someone makes you blush, you're เขินkǒen, flustered.

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:

  • aep chop
  • aep chorb
  • aeb chob
  • ap chop
  • aepchop

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More feelings in Thai

All feelings
  • มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy

    to be happy

  • เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
  • ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
  • เหงา ngǎo Lonely
  • คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick

    homesick (literally 'miss home')

  • ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry

    to cry

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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