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Verbs

Give up in Thai

“Give up” in Thai is ยอมแพ้yawm-páe; you'll also hear เลิกlôek (quit (a habit)).

ยอมแพ้ yawm-páe

to give up, to surrender verb

  • yawm mid
  • páe high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Parts: ยอมyawm to give in, to agree to แพ้páe to lose
เลิก lôek

to break up; to quit, to stop verb quit (a habit)

  • lôek falling
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

ยอมแพ้yawm-páe is "accept defeat", and its opposite is the cheer สู้ๆsûu-sûu, keep fighting! Giving up a habit is เลิกlôek: เลิกเหล้าlôek lâo, to give up drinking. The same word ends a relationship, เลิกกับแฟนlôek gàp faen, and the working day, เลิกงานlôek-ngaan.

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 pae
  • yompae
  • lerk

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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