Lift up in Thai

“Lift up” in Thai is ยกyók.

ยก yók

to lift, to raise verb

yók high

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

How to use it

ยกyók is lifting something up: a box, a table, your hand (ยกมือyók muue, to raise your hand). It's in other words too: to cancel is ยกเลิกyók-lôek, "lift and stop", and to forgive is ยกโทษyók-tôot, "lift the blame".

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:

yohk

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones