Let bygones be bygones in Thai

“Let bygones be bygones” in Thai is ที่แล้วก็แล้วไปtîi láew gâw láew bpai; you'll also hear แล้วกันไปláew gan bpai (over and done with).

ที่แล้วก็แล้วไป tîi láew gâw láew bpai

what's done is done, let bygones be bygones phrase

  • tîi falling
  • láew high
  • gâw falling
  • láew high
  • bpai mid
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

แล้วกันไป láew gan bpai

(let it be) over and done with phrase

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

You'll hear แล้วกันไปláew gan bpai in Sawasdee Pee Mai (สวัสดีปีใหม่).

How to use it

ที่แล้วก็แล้วไปtîi láew gâw láew bpai, "what's over is over", is how Thais put a quarrel or a mistake behind them; it's also the title of a well-known song by Rewat "Ter" Buddhinan. แล้วกันไปláew gan bpai says the same after whatever you want to drop: ถือว่าแล้วกันไปtǔue wâa láew gan bpai, let's call it over and done with. Close in spirit are ช่างมันchâang man, forget it, and ไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen rai, never mind.

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:

  • ti laew ko laew pai
  • tee laew gor laew bpai
  • laew kan pai

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