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Nosy in Thai

“Nosy” in Thai is สอดรู้สอดเห็นsàwt-rúu-sàwt-hěn; you'll also hear เผือกpùeak (slang).

สอดรู้สอดเห็น sàwt-rúu-sàwt-hěn

nosy, prying adjective

  • sàwt low
  • rúu high
  • sàwt low
  • hěn rising
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
เผือก pùeak

nosy (slang, lit. taro) adjective

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

How to use it

The standard word is สอดรู้สอดเห็นsàwt-rúu-sàwt-hěn, "poking in to know, poking in to see". Among friends and online you'll hear เผือกpùeak, literally "taro": a teasing stand-in for a much ruder word that sounds similar, so it's playful rather than crude. อย่าเผือกyàa pùeak is a jokey "mind your own business".

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:

  • sot ru sot hen
  • phueak
  • puak

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    it's okay

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