“taw” (ท้อ) can be used in the following ways: adjective: is discouraged / is disheartening The adjective “taw” (ท้อ) is used when we say feel that it is useless to try to do something. We can also use “taw-jai” (ท้อใจ) or “taw-tae” (ท้อแท้), or even “taw-tae jai” (ท้อแท้ใจ). Examples: – chan roo-seuk taw-tae dtawn-nee ฉันรู้สึกท้อแท้ตอนนี้ (I feel discouraged right now) – fang meuan kao taw phraw garn-kaad kwaam-gaaow-naa ฟังเหมือนเขาท้อเพราะการขาดความก้าวหน้า (It sounds like he is discouraged by the lack of progress)… read more →
“saew” (แซว) can be used in the following ways: verb: to tease / to make fun of The verb “saew” (แซว) is used when we say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in a playful way. Examples: – phom mai dai dtang-jai: phom kaeo saew len ผมไม่ได้ตั้งใจ: ผมแค่แซวเล่น (I didn’t mean it: I was only teasing) – chan keuy saew ter gio-gap reuang mee faen-dek ฉันเคยแซวเธอเกี่ยวกับเรื่องมีแฟนเด็ก (I used to tease her about… read more →
“bao” (เบา) can be used in the following ways: adjective: is light / is soft The adjective “bao” (เบา) is used to say that something is not weighing much, or weighing less than you expect. It can also describe actions that are gentle and not severe or angry. However, in this case, we often use “bao-bao” (เบาๆ) which means “softly”, “gently” or “lightly”. Examples: – dto bao gwa thee kid โต๊ะเบากว่าที่คิด# (The table is lighter than it look) – aeb-bpeun… read more →