บอกเป็นนัย(bòk bpen nai)

Meanings

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[to] hint; [to] imply

To say something indirectly; to suggest or hint at something without stating it directly.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)พูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongพูดตรงๆpôot dtrong dtrongfrankly; directlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)บอกเป็นนัยbòk bpen naiบอกเป็นนัยbòk bpen nai[to] hint; [to] implyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
He didn't say it directly, but he hinted that he likes me.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)Part 1
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เป็นนัยbpen naiเป็นนัยbpen naiimplicitly; indirectly; by implicationPart 2
บอกเป็นนัยbòk bpen naiบอกเป็นนัยbòk bpen nai[to] hint; [to] imply