“rang-gae” (รังแก) can be used in the following ways: verb: to bully / to ill-treat / to mistreat The verb “rang-gae” (รังแก) is when we hurt or frighten someone, often over a period of time, and often forcing that person to do something they do not want to. Examples: – taai-thee-sud, kao gaw rang-gae ter hai mawb rot hai kao jun-dai ท้ายที่สุดเขาก็รังแกเธอให้มอบรถให้เขาจนได้ (In the end, he managed to bully her into giving him her car) – yaa bploy hai krai… read more →
“kum-heng” (ข่มเหง) can be used in the following ways: verb: to persecute / to mistreat / to abuse The verb “kum-heng” (ข่มเหง) is when we treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone. Examples: – tham-mai khun theung kum-heng chan baeb nee? ทำไมคุณถึงข่มเหงฉันแบบนี้ (Why are you persecuting me like this?) – nai sa-mai nan, Christian thuuk kum-heng jaak rat-ta-baan… read more →
“kuk-kaam” (คุกคาม) can be used in the following ways: verb: to threaten / to terrorise / to intimidate The verb “kuk-kaam” (คุกคาม) is when you deliberately make someone feel very frighten by threatening to kill or hurt them so that they will do what you want. Examples: – chee-wid kawng-chan thuuk kuk-kaam laai-dtaw-laai krang ชีวิตของฉันถูกคุกคามหลายต่อหลายครั้ง (My life has been threatened on several occasions) – gang kaang tha-non dai kuk-kaam nai pheun-thee la-waek nan แก๊งข้างถนนได้คุกคามในพื้นที่ละแวกนั้น (Street gangs have been terrorizing the… read more →