Describing thingsTalkative in Thai
“Talkative” in Thai is ช่างพูดchâang pûut; you'll also hear พูดมากpûut mâak (talks too much).
talkative, chatty adjective
- châang falling
- pûut falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
to talk too much verb talks too much
- pûut falling
- mâak falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ช่างพูดchâang pûut is chatty, and it's mostly a compliment: a lively child, good company on a long drive. พูดมากpûut mâak, "talking a lot", sounds less kind, and อย่าพูดมากyàa pûut mâak can mean "enough, stop arguing". Quiet people are เงียบngîap, or พูดน้อยpûut náwy, "talking little".
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:
- chang phut
- chang poot
- phut mak
- poot mak
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