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Thai Vocabulary: Apologizing & Repairing Social Harmony

Thai expressions for apologizing, smoothing things over, and repairing awkward situations.

ขอโทษนะ
khɔ̌ɔ-thôot ná
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-falling-high
sorry
ขอโทษจริงๆ
khŏr-thôt jing-jing
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4mid tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-falling-mid-mid
I'm really sorry
โทษที
thôt thii
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-mid
sorry / excuse me
ขอโทษที
khɔ̌ɔ-thôot thii
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-falling-mid
sorry about that
ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ
mâi dâi dtâng-jai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4falling-falling-falling-mid
I didn't mean to
ไม่ได้มีเจตนา
mâi dâi mii jèet-dtaa-naa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 6falling tone — syllable 2 of 6mid tone — syllable 3 of 6low tone — syllable 4 of 6mid tone — syllable 5 of 6mid tone — syllable 6 of 6falling-falling-mid-low-mid-mid
didn't intend to
อย่าถือสา
yàa thʉ̌ʉ-sǎa
low tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3low-rising-rising
don't take offense
อย่าคิดมาก
yàa khít mâak
low tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3low-high-falling
don't worry about it / don't overthink
ไม่ถือสา
mâi thʉ̌ʉ-sǎa
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3rising tone — syllable 2 of 3rising tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-rising-rising
don't take offense
ไม่เป็นไร
mâi-bpen-rai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-mid
no problem, you're welcome
ให้อภัย
hâi à-phai
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-low-mid
forgive
ขอให้เข้าใจ
khŏr hâi khâo-jai
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-falling-falling-mid
please understand
เข้าใจกัน
khâo-jai gan
falling tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3falling-mid-mid
understand each other
คืนดีกัน
khʉʉn-dii gan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-mid-mid
make up with each other
เคลียร์กัน
khlia gan
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-mid
clear things up between each other

Vocabulary (15 words)

ขอโทษนะ khɔ̌ɔ-thôot ná
sorry
ขอโทษจริงๆ khŏr-thôt jing-jing
I'm really sorry
โทษที thôt thii
sorry / excuse me
ขอโทษที khɔ̌ɔ-thôot thii
sorry about that
ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ mâi dâi dtâng-jai
I didn't mean to
ไม่ได้มีเจตนา mâi dâi mii jèet-dtaa-naa
didn't intend to
อย่าถือสา yàa thʉ̌ʉ-sǎa
don't take offense
อย่าคิดมาก yàa khít mâak
don't worry about it / don't overthink
ไม่ถือสา mâi thʉ̌ʉ-sǎa
don't take offense
ไม่เป็นไร mâi-bpen-rai
no problem, you're welcome
ให้อภัย hâi à-phai
forgive
ขอให้เข้าใจ khŏr hâi khâo-jai
please understand
เข้าใจกัน khâo-jai gan
understand each other
คืนดีกัน khʉʉn-dii gan
make up with each other
เคลียร์กัน khlia gan
clear things up between each other