หยอกเย้า(yòk yáo)
Meanings
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[to] tease/playfully joke
To poke fun or speak in a light, friendly way for fun, without bad intent.
Examples
คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1Teacher (respectful title or address)2teacher (polite/honorific)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)หยอกเย้าyòk yáoหยอกเย้าyòk yáo[to] tease/playfully jokeนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ขยันขันแข็งkà-yăn kăn-kăengขยันขันแข็งkà-yăn kăn-kăenghardworking; diligent; industrious
The teacher often playfully teases the diligent students.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanในกลุ่มnai glùmชอบchôpหยอกเย้าyòk yáoกันganเรื่องrêuuangตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่ดีtêe dee
The friends in the group like to poke fun at each other about funny things to create a good atmosphere.
เขาkăoแกล้งglâengหยอกเย้าyòk yáoเธอterด้วยdûuayการซ่อนgaan sônปากกาbpàak gaaแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwไม่mâiโกรธgròhtเพราะpráwรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkăoแค่kâeล้อเล่นló lên
He playfully teased her by hiding her pen, but she didn't get angry because she knew he was just joking.
การหยอกเย้าgaan yòk yáoกันganอย่างyàangเป็นกันเองbpen gan engในnaiที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanสามารถsăa-mâatช่วยchûuaiลดlótความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatได้dâiแต่dtàeก็gâwต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi hâiเกินgernขอบเขตkòp kèt
Friendly teasing in the workplace can help reduce stress, but one must be careful not to cross the line.
Related Words
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หยอกล้อyòk lóหยอกล้อyòk ló[to] tease playfully; kid around with [sb]
[to] tease playfully; kid around with [sb]
กระเซ้าเย้าแหย่grà-sáo yáo yàeกระเซ้าเย้าแหย่grà-sáo yáo yàe[to] tease playfully; [to] banter
[to] tease playfully; [to] banter
ล้อเล่นló lênล้อเล่นló lên1just kidding; I’m joking2[to] joke; kid; tease playfully
- just kidding; I’m joking
- [to] joke; kid; tease playfully
กระเซ้าgrà-sáoกระเซ้าgrà-sáo[to] tease playfully; [to] banter
[to] tease playfully; [to] banter
หยอกเล่นyòk lênหยอกเล่นyòk lên[to] joke around; [to] tease [sb] playfully
[to] joke around; [to] tease [sb] playfully
Word Breakdown
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หยอกเย้าyòk yáoหยอกเย้าyòk yáo[to] tease/playfully joke