How to Say “Boring” in Thai

น่าเบื่อ
nâa-bʉ̀ʉa/naː˥˩.bɯa̯˨˩/
The Thai word for boring is น่าเบื่อ (nâa-bʉ̀ʉa). Wiktionary also lists เบื่อ (bʉ̀ʉa).
Meaning: causing boredom or tiredness (adj)

Ways to say it

“boring” in Thai
Thai Romanization (Wiktionary) IPA
น่าเบื่อ nâa-bʉ̀ʉa /naː˥˩.bɯa̯˨˩/
เบื่อ bʉ̀ʉa /bɯa̯˨˩/

The term is used to describe something that causes boredom or tiredness.

What does it mean word for word?

The word น่าเบื่อ is composed of น่า (worthy of/likely to) and เบื่อ (boredom/to be bored).

Which one should you use?

Use น่าเบื่อ (nâa-bʉ̀ʉa) to describe something that is boring, but use เบื่อ (bʉ̀ʉa) to describe the feeling of being bored.

How does it change in a sentence?

To say something is 'very boring', add the word มาก (mâak) after น่าเบื่อ.

How do you pronounce it?

nâa-bʉ̀ʉa

What mistakes should you avoid?

Avoid saying ฉันน่าเบื่อ (chǎn nâa-bʉ̀ʉa) if you mean 'I am bored'. In Thai, this actually means 'I am a boring person'.

Did you know?

  • The word เบื่อ originates from an ancient term meaning 'to poison fish', a method used to make them lethargic and easy to catch.
  • Thai speakers often use the word เบื่อ to describe food they have eaten too often, even if the food itself is not 'boring'.
  • Because เบื่อ can function as a verb, it is often used in Thai to express a desire to quit or escape a situation entirely.

Examples in context

  • ทอมน่าเบื่อ
    Tom is boring.
    This sentence uses เบื่อ to describe Tom.
    Tatoeba #8743284 by pastelite, translation #2202622 by CK
  • นี่มันน่าเบื่อ
    This is boring.
    Tatoeba #8675690 by pastelite, translation #1568745 by Sharaf78
  • โรงเรียนน่าเบื่อ
    School is boring.
    This sentence uses เบื่อ to describe school.
    Tatoeba #8720076 by pastelite, translation #1627297 by Spamster
  • 2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Two friends are discussing a movie they just watched.

  1. ธนกฤต Thanakrit

    หนังเรื่องนี้มันน่าเบื่อมากเลย
    nang rueang ni man na buea mak loei
    This movie is so boring.
  2. กนกวรรณ Kanokwan

    ใช่ ฉันเกือบหลับเลย
    chai chan kueap lap loei
    Yes, I almost fell asleep.
  3. ธนกฤต Thanakrit

    ตอนจบก็น่าเบื่อเหมือนกัน
    ton jop ko na buea muean kan
    The ending was boring too.
  4. กนกวรรณ Kanokwan

    คราวหน้าเราเลือกเรื่องอื่นกันนะ
    khrao na rao lueak rueang uen kan na
    Let's pick another movie next time.

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