Loosen in Thai

“Loosen” in Thai is คลายklaai.

คลาย klaai

to ease, to loosen verb

klaai mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

You'll hear it in Oh, My Dear (ออเจ้าเอย).

How to use it

คลายklaai is loosening something tight, a knot, a rope or a screw, and easing what weighs on you: คลายเครียดklaai krîat, to unwind, คลายร้อนklaai ráwn, to cool off on a hot day, คลายกังวลklaai gang-won, to stop worrying. Relaxing in general is ผ่อนคลายpàwn-klaai, and something already loose is หลวมlǔam.

Don't mix it up

คล้ายkláai

similar, alike (but not quite the same)

High tone: similar, alike.

Song Oh, My Dear (ออเจ้าเอย) A love song from Love Destiny (2018), the Ayutthaya-era drama that had all of Thailand saying aw-jao (or jao), the old word for 'you' this song is built around. A man longs for the woman he loves and fears losing her, in the courtly Thai of a period drama. Learn the catchword, a formal way to ask a question, and everyday words like afraid, far, smile and sad.

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