Different ways to say sad in Thai

by | Aug 7, 2020 | Vocabulary

There are a couple of different ways to express that you are sad in Thai. Let’s learn what they are and any differences between them.

Sad – เน€เธจเธฃเน‰เธฒ sรขo

The equivalent word of sad in Thai is เน€เธจเธฃเน‰เธฒ sรขo.

Examples:

  • Is your mom sad?
    เนเธกเนˆเน€เธจเธฃเน‰เธฒเธซเธฃเธญ
    mรขe-sรขoย rลr

  • Was he sad after his dog died?
    เธซเธฅเธฑเธ‡เธˆเธฒเธเธซเธกเธฒเน€เธ‚เธฒเธ•เธฒเธขเน€เธ‚เธฒเน€เธจเธฃเน‰เธฒเธซเธฃเธทเธญเน€เธ›เธฅเนˆเธฒ
    lฤƒng jร akย mฤƒaย kฤƒoย dtaaiย kฤƒoย sรขoย rฤ•u bplร o

Upset, feel sorry – เน€เธชเธตเธขเนƒเธˆ sฤญa jai

To say you are upset or you feel sorry in Thai you would use เน€เธชเธตเธขเนƒเธˆ sฤญa jai. Let’s see some examples:

Examples:

  • Is she still upset that her boyfriend broke up with her?
    เน€เธ˜เธญเธขเธฑเธ‡เน€เธชเธตเธขเนƒเธˆเธญเธขเธนเนˆเน„เธซเธก เธ—เธตเนˆเน€เธฅเธดเธเธเธฑเธšเนเธŸเธ™
    ter yang sฤญa jai yรฒo mฤƒi tรชe lรชrk gร p faen

  • I feel sorry that your dad passed away
    เน€เธชเธตเธขเนƒเธˆเธ”เน‰เธงเธขเธเธฑเธšเธเธฒเธฃเธˆเธฒเธเน„เธ›เธ‚เธญเธ‡เธžเนˆเธญเธ„เธธเธ“
    sฤญa jaiย dรปayย gร pย gaan jร akย bpaiย kลngย pรดrย kun

Depressed – เธซเธ”เธซเธนเนˆ hรฒt-hรฒo


To say you are depressed in Thai you would use เธซเธ”เธซเธนเนˆ hรฒt-hรฒo.

Examples:

  • I was very depressed last year.
    เธ›เธตเธ—เธตเนˆเนเธฅเน‰เธงเธ‰เธฑเธ™เธซเธ”เธซเธนเนˆ
    bpee-tรชe-lรกewย chฤƒnย hรฒt-hรฒo

  • Her mom started to drink when she became depressed
    เนเธกเนˆเธ‚เธญเธ‡เน€เธ˜เธญเน€เธฃเธดเนˆเธกเธ”เธทเนˆเธกเน€เธซเธฅเน‰เธฒเธˆเธ™เน€เธกเธฒเน€เธกเธทเนˆเธญเน€เธ˜เธญเธฃเธนเน‰เธชเธถเธเธซเธ”เธซเธนเนˆ
    mรขeย kลng terย rรชrmย dรจumย lรขoย jonย maoย mรชuaย terย rรณo sรจukย hรฒt-hรฒo

Emotionally hurt / heartache – เธ›เธงเธ”เนƒเธˆ bpรนat jai

To say you are really emotionally hurt you would use เธ›เธงเธ”เนƒเธˆ bpรนat jai. Let’s see some examples:

  • I was hurt for many days after you broke up with me
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เธ›เธงเธ”เนƒเธˆเธญเธขเธนเนˆเธซเธฅเธฒเธขเธงเธฑเธ™เธซเธฅเธฑเธ‡เธˆเธฒเธเธ—เธตเนˆเน€เธ˜เธญเน€เธฅเธดเธเธเธฑเธšเธ‰เธฑเธ™
    chฤƒnย bpรนat jaiย yรฒoย lฤƒai-wanย lฤƒng jร ak tรชeย terย lรชrkย gร pย chฤƒn

  • I don’t want to hurt my mom
    เธ‰เธฑเธ™เน„เธกเนˆเธญเธขเธฒเธเธ—เธณเนƒเธซเน‰เนเธกเนˆเธ›เธงเธ”เนƒเธˆ
    chฤƒn mรขi yร ak tam hรขi mรขe bpรนat jai


I hope you now know how to say you are sad in Thai and can express different feelings of sadness.

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