Except in Thai

“Except” in Thai is ยกเว้นyók-wén.

ยกเว้น yók-wén

except preposition

yók high
wén high

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

How to use it

ยกเว้นyók-wén is "except", in speech and on signs and menus. "Apart from, besides" is นอกจากnâwk-jàak: นอกจากภาษาไทยnâwk-jàak paa-sǎa tai, apart from Thai.

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:

yok ven

More small words in Thai

All small words

ผม pǒm I
I, me (male speaker)
คุณ kun You
เขา kǎo He, she
เรา rao We
we, us
พวกเขา pûak-kǎo They
they, them
ทุกคน túk kon Everyone
everyone, everybody

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