Separate in Thai

“Separate” in Thai is แยกyâek.

แยก yâek

to split, to separate; junction verb

yâek falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

แยกyâek is to split things apart: rubbish into bins, แยกขยะyâek kà-yà, a group into teams, the bill into parts, แยกบิลyâek bin. A couple who แยกกันอยู่yâek gan yùu live apart, and at the end of a night out everyone แยกย้ายyâek-yáai, goes their separate ways. On the road, a แยกyâek is a junction, where the road splits.

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:

yeak
yaeg

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
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