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How to say bad, terrible
in Thai
แย่
yâae
bad, terrible · awful, oh no (แย่แล้ว)
yâae falling
The everyday 'awful': บริการแย่ 'terrible service', แย่แล้ว 'oh no!'. Softer than it sounds in English.
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- แย่แล้ว ลืมกุญแจyâae láeo luuem gun-jaaeOh no, I forgot my keys.
From the same situation: Problems and complaints
- ปัญหาproblem
- ถูกcorrect, right
- บริการservice
- ใช้to use
- แตกto break, crack (glass, plates)
- เสียหายdamaged
- เปื้อนstained, dirty (marked)
- เน่าrotten
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