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I love you and other feelings in Thai

I love you, I miss you, beautiful, and how you feel today.

How do you say I love you in Thai?

You say I love you in Thai with a word for I, then rák, love, then a word for you. A man says pǒm rák kun and a woman says chǎn rák kun.

  • ผมรักคุณI love youpǒm rák kun
  • ฉันรักคุณI love youchǎn rák kun

Those are clear but a little formal. Between couples, รักเธอrák tersounds warmer, and รักนะrák náis the light "love you" at the end of a call.

How do you say I miss you in Thai?

You say I miss you in Thai with คิดถึงนะkít-tǔeng ná. On its own, คิดถึงkít-tǔengmeans to miss someone. People use it for friends and family as well as partners, so it is less loaded than it may sound in English.

How do you say beautiful in Thai?

You say beautiful in Thai with สวยsǔai, for a person, a place or a thing. It has a rising tone: said flat, it can sound like the word for unlucky. Thai tones shows how the tones work.

  • สวยมากvery beautifulsǔai mâak
  • สวยจังso beautifulsǔai jang

What does suay mak mak mean?

Suay mak mak means very, very beautiful in Thai: สวยsǔaiis beautiful, and mâak, very, is doubled for emphasis. It is a common compliment for a person, a view or an outfit.

  • สวยมากๆvery, very beautifulsǔai mâak-mâak

How do you say cute and handsome in Thai?

You say cute in Thai with น่ารักnâa rákand handsome with หล่อlòr. Add jang for "so", the way you would say it out loud when you see something.

  • น่ารักจังso cutenâa rák jang
  • หล่อจังso handsomelòr jang

How do you say happy, sad, angry or tired in Thai?

You say how you feel in Thai with the word on its own, since Thai needs no "am": just เหนื่อยnùeaimeans I'm tired. For happy, ดีใจdii jaiis glad about something, and สุขsùkis happy in your life more generally.

  • เสียใจsadsǐa jai
  • โกรธangrygròht
  • หิวhungryhǐu
  • เบื่อboredbùea
  • เครียดstressedkrîat

What are the Thai jai words?

The Thai jai words are expressions built on jai, heart, and they describe people's character and moods. A kind person has a good heart, and someone calm has a cool one.

  • ใจดีkindjai dii
  • ใจเย็นเย็นtake it easyjai yen yen
  • ใจร้อนhot-temperedjai rórn
  • ใจกว้างgenerousjai gwâang
  • ใจดำheartlessjai dam
  • น้ำใจthoughtfulnessnáam jai
  • น้อยใจhurt and overlookednói jai

เกรงใจgreeng jaiis the one English has no word for: holding back because you don't want to put someone out.

Is there an app for learning Thai feelings?

Yes, there is an app for learning Thai feelings: Mooteach, whose feelings page lists these words and the jai words with audio in a male and a female voice.

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