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Lose in Thai

“Lose” in Thai is ทำหายtam hǎai; you'll also hear แพ้páe (lose a game).

ทำหาย tam hǎai

to lose (something) verb lose a thing

  • tam mid
  • hǎai rising
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
แพ้ páe

to lose (a game, a match); to be allergic to verb

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

Put the thing straight after it, as in แพ้ถั่วลิสงpáe tùa-lí-sǒng (allergic to peanuts); it also means 'to lose' a game or a match.

แพ้páe is taught in Unit 15 · Lesson 1: Meals and Northern food of the free course.

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How to use it

Losing a thing is ทำtam, to make, plus หายhǎai, to disappear, with the thing in the middle: ทำกระเป๋าหายtam grà-bpǎo hǎai, I've lost my bag. Without ทำtam, กระเป๋าหายgrà-bpǎo hǎai just says the bag has gone missing.

Losing a game, a match or a bet is แพ้páe, the same word as "allergic"; winning is ชนะchá-ná. Losing your way is หลงทางlǒng taang.

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:

  • tam hai
  • tham hai
  • phae

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

Learn this word in Unit 15, free

Unit 15 · Have you eaten yet? · Meals and Northern food. Short lessons with audio for every word, speaking practice and spaced review. No sign-up needed.

Practise it free (2 min) See Unit 15

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