หยอกเย้า
yòk yáo
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] tease/playfully joke
To poke fun or speak in a light, friendly way for fun, without bad intent.
Examples
คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)หยอกเย้าyòk yáoหยอกเย้าyòk yáo1[to] tease/playfully joke2teasing/playful banterนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotขยันขันแข็งkà-yăn kăn-kăengขยันขันแข็งkà-yăn kăn-kăenghardworking; diligent; industrious
The teacher often playfully teases the diligent students.
2NounB2
teasing/playful banter
Friendly joking or playful teasing between people.
Examples
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)ในกลุ่มnai glùmในกลุ่มnai glùmin a group; among a groupชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หยอกเย้าyòk yáoหยอกเย้าyòk yáo1[to] tease/playfully joke2teasing/playful banterกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòkตลกๆdtà-lòk dtà-lòk1funny; amusing; playful2jokingly; in a funny/silly way3a bit odd; ridiculous-looking (colloq.)เสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Friends in the group always playfully tease each other with funny jokes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
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 lên1[to] joke; kid; tease playfully2just kidding; I’m joking
- [to] joke; kid; tease playfully
- just kidding; I’m joking
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
+
หยอกเย้าyòk yáoหยอกเย้าyòk yáo[to] tease/playfully joke