ถือสา(tĕuu săa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] take offense; take something personally

To be upset or offended by what someone says or does; to mind it.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดแรงpôot raengพูดแรงpôot raeng[to] speak harshlyๆ-ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ถือสาtĕuu săaถือสาtĕuu săa1[to] mind; be particular about (often negative)2[to] take offense; take something personallyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
Yesterday he spoke harshly to me, so I took offense and didn’t talk to him.
2VerbB2

[to] mind; be particular about (often negative)

To take small matters to heart or be overly concerned about trivial issues; often used in the negative (อย่าถือสา) to tell someone not to mind.

Examples

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดแรงpôot raengพูดแรงpôot raeng[to] speak harshlyไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyๆ-ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offถือสาtĕuu săaถือสาtĕuu săa1[to] mind; be particular about (often negative)2[to] take offense; take something personallyเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nóiเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nói1trivial matter; minor issue2no big deal; don’t mention itเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He spoke a bit harshly; just let it go—don’t mind such small things.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ถือtĕuuaถือtĕuua1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] bring/take (in hand)3[to] regard; consider; deem4[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)5[to] be strict/particular about6to count as; treat asPart 1
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สาsăaสาsăa1paper mulberry2because; since (literary)Part 2
ถือสาtĕuu săaถือสาtĕuu săa[to] take offense; take something personally