Hate in Thai

“Hate” in Thai is เกลียดglìat.

เกลียด glìat

to hate verb

glìat low

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

How to use it

เกลียดglìat is hate, and it's strong: about people, Thais usually soften it to ไม่ชอบmâi châwp, don't like. About things it's casual: mosquitoes, traffic, Monday mornings. It has a low tone and a gl cluster at the start, which many speakers shorten to g in quick speech.

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:

kliat
kleat
gleeat
kliad

More feelings in Thai

All feelings

มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy
to be happy
เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
เหงา ngǎo Lonely
คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick
homesick (literally 'miss home')
ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry
to cry

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