Feelingsone-sided, on one side only adjective
- kâang falling
- diaw mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
รักข้างเดียวrák kâang-diaw = unrequited love.
You'll hear it in Jue Bo (จื่อบ่).
How to use it
ข้างเดียวkâang-diaw, "one side", is anything on one side only, like a headache on one side. Its most famous use is รักข้างเดียวrák kâang-diaw, one-sided love, loving someone who doesn't love you back, the subject of countless Thai songs. A crush you keep to yourself is แอบรักàep rák, "secretly love", and hearing only one side of a story is ฟังความข้างเดียวfang kwaam kâang-diaw.
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:
- khang diao
- kang deaw
- khang diew
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More feelings in Thai
All feelings- เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad in Thai
- ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed in Thai
- เหงา ngǎo Lonely in Thai
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