ย้อนว่า(yón wâa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] retort; talk back (that ...)

to reply sharply or answer back, saying that ...; to retort that ...

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1[to] go silent; stop responding2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4quiet; silentเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ย้อนว่าyón wâaย้อนว่าyón wâa1[to] retort; talk back (that ...)2because; since (regional)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himมีสิทธิ์mee sìtมีสิทธิ์mee sìt1[to] have a chance; be likely to2[to] have the right; be entitled toที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speak
When I told him to be quiet, he retorted that he had the right to speak.
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คุณครูkun kruuตำหนิdtam-nìเรื่องrêuuangทรงผมsong pŏmนักเรียนnák riianเลยloieย้อนว่าyón wâaในnaiกฎgòtของkŏngโรงเรียนrong rianไม่ได้mâi dâaiห้ามhâamไว้wái
The teacher scolded the student about their hairstyle, so the student answered back that it wasn't forbidden in the school rules.
เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokกล่าวหาglàao hăaว่าwâaทำงานtam ngaanชุ่ยchûiเขาkăoก็gâwย้อนไปyón bpaiด้วยdûuayน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangไม่พอใจmâi por jaiว่าwâaเขาkăoมีmeeเวลาway-laaทำtamโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeน้อยnóiเกินไปgern bpai
When accused of doing shoddy work, he retorted with an annoyed tone that he was given too little time for this project.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàขอโทษkŏr tôhtเขาkăoกลับglàpย้อนyónถามtăamว่าwâaทำไมtam maiไม่mâiเตือนdteuuanเขาkăoล่วงหน้าlûuang nâaแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungความkwaamไม่mâiรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpของเขาkŏng kăo
Instead of apologizing, he retorted by asking why no one had warned him in advance, showing his irresponsibility.
2ConjunctionC1

because; since (regional)

because; since (regional/dialectal use, esp. Isan and Northern Thai), introducing a reason clause

Examples

เขาบ่kăo bòrเขาบ่kăo bòrhe/she/they + not (Isan)ได้มาdâai maaได้มาdâai maa[to] obtain; get; come by [sth]นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guideเฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)ย้อนว่าyón wâaย้อนว่าyón wâa1[to] retort; talk back (that ...)2because; since (regional)เพิ่นpêrnเพิ่นpêrnhe; she; they (Isan)ติดธุระdtìt tú-ráติดธุระdtìt tú-rá[to] be tied up (with [sth]); have other commitments
He didn't come with us because he was busy.
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ที่têeหมู่บ้านเฮาเจริญmòo-bâan-hao-jà-rernช้าcháaกะย้อนgà yónว่าwâaงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanมันmanลงมาlong maaบ่bòถึงtĕung
The reason our village develops slowly is because the budget doesn't reach us.
เปิ้นbpêrnตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiบ่bòเรียนต่อriian dtòrในnaiเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangย้อนว่าyón wâaเปิ้นbpêrnเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangพ่อแม่pôr mâeตี้dtêeอยู่yòoบ้านbâanคนเดียวkon diiao
She decided not to continue her studies in the capital because she was worried about her parents being at home alone.
บางทีbaang teeที่têeเขาkăoทำตัวtam dtuuaเย็นชาyen chaaกะย้อนgà yónว่าwâaเขาkăoเคยkoeiเจ็บปวดjèp bpùuatจากjàakความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panครั้งkrángก่อนgònมาmaaหลายlăai
Perhaps the reason he acts so cold is because he was deeply hurt by his previous relationship.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ย้อนyónย้อนyón1[to] look back; recall; refer back (to the past)2retro-; back- (prefixal use)3[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind4[to] retort; talk backPart 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)Part 2
ย้อนว่าyón wâaย้อนว่าyón wâa[to] retort; talk back (that ...)