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How to say to coax, win back
in Thai
ง้อ
ngáaw
to coax, win back
ngáaw high
The answer to งอน: sweet talk, a snack, an apology.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ต้องง้อแฟนdtâawng ngáaw faaenI have to win my girlfriend round.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
งอน and ง้อ: the sulk and the coax
From the same situation: Relationships
- จีบto court, chase, flirt with
- คบto date, go out with; associate with
- เดทdate
- หลงรักto fall for, be smitten with
- รักแรกพบlove at first sight
- แอบto do secretly
- สเปคtype (of person you like)
- ถูกใจto take a liking to, please
All 78 words and phrases in “Relationships” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ง้อ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Date, commit, argue and make up in Thai; talk to a partner in intimate language; and understand what a Thai family expects.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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