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Verbs

Don't … yet in Thai

“Don't … yet” in Thai is อย่าเพิ่งyàa pôeng.

อย่าเพิ่ง yàa pôeng

don't… yet phrase

  • yàa low
  • pôeng 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!”

You'll hear it in Phak Kon (พักก่อน).

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 phoeng
  • ya perng

More verbs in Thai

All verbs
  • เป็น bpen Be

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

  • มี mii Have

    to have

  • ไป bpai Go

    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

  • ดื่ม dùuem Drink

    to drink

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