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How to say to want to (do)
in Thai
อยาก
yàak
to want to (do) · to feel like (doing)
yàak low
Before a verb: อยากกิน 'want to eat', อยากไป 'want to go'. For a thing, use อยากได้. The อ is silent.
- Part of speech
- aux
- Remember it
- The YAK wants to fly.
In a sentence
- อยากกินส้มตำyàak gin sôm-dtamI want to eat som tam.
- อยากไปไหนyàak bpai nǎiWhere do you want to go?
From the same situation: Feelings and the ใจ words
- ชอบto like
- รักto love
- อยากได้to want (a thing)
- ไม่ค่อยnot very, not really
- ง่วงsleepy
- เบื่อbored, fed up
- สนุกfun
- ตื่นเต้นexcited, nervous
All 62 words and phrases in “Feelings and the ใจ words” →
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