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How to say don't take it so seriously
in Thai
อย่าซีเรียส
yàa sii-rîat
don't take it so seriously
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
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