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Divorce in Thai

“Divorce” in Thai is หย่าyàa.

หย่า yàa

to divorce; divorced verb

  • yàa low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

หย่าyàa has a low tone, and couples หย่ากันyàa gan, divorce each other; news and forms say หย่าร้างyàa-ráang. It sounds exactly like อย่าyàa, don't. Unmarried couples don't divorce, they break up, เลิกกันlôek gan. With a falling tone, ย่าyâa is your father's mother.

Don't mix it up

  • ย่าyâa

    grandmother (your father's mother)

    Falling tone: your father's mother.

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:

  • ya
  • yah
  • ya rang

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    to be happy

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    homesick (literally 'miss home')

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones