“ying-ya-so” (หยิ่งยโส) can be used in the following ways:
adjective: is arrogant / is proud / is stuck-up
The adjective “ying-ya-so” (หยิ่งยโส) is used for saying that someone is behaving in a way that shows they think they are more important, more intelligent, or know more than other people.
Examples:
– kao ying-ya-so jang
เขาหยิ่งยโสจัง
(He was so arrogant)
– ter ying-ya-so kae-nai thee phood baeb nan
เธอหยิ่งยโสแค่ไหนที่พูดแบบนั้น
(How arrogant of her to say that)
– ter ying-ya-so maak, ter mai yawm kui gap phuak-rao leuy
เธอหยิ่งยโสมากเธอไม่ยอมคุยกับพวกเราเลย
(She’s so stuck up, she won’t even talk to us)
– chan mai-keuy phob chaai-num thee ying-ya-so yaang-nee ma-gawn
ฉันไม่เคยพบชายหนุ่มที่หยิ่งยโสอย่างนี้มาก่อน
(I never met such an arrogant young man)
Practice Exercise: Practice putting your newly learned word into a sentence by translating the following sentences below.
1. He is an arrogant teacher.
2. That sounds arrogant, doesn’t it?
3. I can’t stand how arrogant he is!
4. Don’t be too arrogant to admit you’re wrong.
5. The room was filled with stuck-up politicians.
Miss Urai Khomkham
Course Co-ordinator & Personal Tutor
Thai Language Tuition UK
เขาหยิ่งยโสจัง
(He was so arrogant)
เธอหยิ่งยโสแค่ไหนที่พูดแบบนั้น
(How arrogant of her to say that)
เธอหยิ่งยโสมากเธอไม่ยอมคุยกับพวกเราเลย
(She’s so stuck up, she won’t even talk to us)
ฉันไม่เคยพบชายหนุ่มที่หยิ่งยโสอย่างนี้มาก่อน
(I never met such an arrogant young man)
2. That sounds arrogant, doesn’t it?
3. I can’t stand how arrogant he is!
4. Don’t be too arrogant to admit you’re wrong.
5. The room was filled with stuck-up politicians.
Course Co-ordinator & Personal Tutor
Thai Language Tuition UK
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