Small wordsเถอะ (thoe) in Thai: what it means and how to use it
เถอะtòe makes a suggestion or a gentle push: “let's…”, “go ahead and…”.
particle for suggestions: let's, go ahead and… particle
- tòe low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
เถอะtòe turns a verb into a gentle push or a suggestion: ไปกันเถอะbpai gan tòe, let's go; พักก่อนเถอะpák gàwn tòe, take a break first. It's warm and persuasive, never an order. In relaxed speech it often sounds like เหอะhòe, and ช่างมันเถอะchâang man tòe is "forget it, let it go".
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:
- thoe
- ter
- tur
- thur
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