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How to say to be afraid (of)
in Thai
กลัว
glua
to be afraid (of) · to fear, to worry that
glua mid
กลัว + thing: กลัวหมา 'scared of dogs'. Also 'worried that': กลัวไม่ทัน 'afraid I won't make it'.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Remember it
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In a sentence
- กลัวหมาglua mǎaI'm scared of dogs.
- ไม่ต้องกลัวmâi dtâawng gluaDon't be afraid.
From the same situation: Feelings and the ใจ words
- ชอบto like
- รักto love
- อยากto want to (do)
- อยากได้to want (a thing)
- ไม่ค่อยnot very, not really
- ง่วงsleepy
- เบื่อbored, fed up
- สนุกfun
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