“Give in” in Thai

“Give in” in Thai is ยอมyawm.

ยอม yawm

to give in, to agree (to), to be willing (to); to let verb

yawm mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ยอมyawm is giving way: agreeing to something after resisting, or letting something happen. ไม่ยอมmâi yawm is refusing to budge, like a seller who won't drop the price or a child who won't go to bed. With ให้hâi it's "let": ยอมให้yawm hâi. It builds ยอมรับyawm-ráp, "give in and accept", to admit, and ยอมแพ้yawm-páe, "give in to defeat", to give up.

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:

yom
yorm
yaum

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
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