เกลียด
glìiat/klia̯t̚˨˩/
To say 'hate' in Thai, use เกลียด (glìiat).
The verb เกลียด is used to express intense dislike or hatred toward someone or something. If you want to express that you hate something very much, you can add มาก (mâak) after the verb to become เกลียดมาก. For a more visceral and intense way to say you hate someone or something to the core, use the idiom เกลียดเข้าไส้ (glìiat khâo sâi).
Meaning: to dislike intensely (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The idiom เกลียดเข้าไส้ (glìiat khâo sâi) literally means 'to hate into one's intestines'.
Which one should you use?
While เกลียด expresses intense hatred, the phrase ไม่ชอบ (mâi chôop) is a much milder way to say you 'don't like' something.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express a stronger intensity of hate, you can add มาก (mâak) after the verb เกลียด.
How do you pronounce it?
glìiat
Did you know?
- The idiom เกลียดเข้าไส้ uses 'intestines' as the seat of deep emotion, which reflects a traditional belief that the gut stores the most visceral feelings.
- Thai speakers often avoid using เกลียด in polite company and prefer ไม่ชอบ even for strong dislikes to maintain social harmony.
- In romantic contexts, เกลียด is sometimes used playfully between couples to mean the opposite, similar to saying 'I hate you' while smiling.
Examples in context
- ฉันเกลียดมันI hate it.This sentence uses เกลียด to express hatred toward an object.Tatoeba #8675954 by pastelite, translation #3823453 by CK
- ฉันเกลียดป่าI hate the forest.This sentence uses เกลียด to express hatred toward a place.Tatoeba #8692334 by pastelite, translation #5496634 by mailohilohi
- ฉันเกลียดทรายI hate sand.This sentence uses เกลียด to express hatred toward a substance.Tatoeba #8669081 by pastelite, translation #1923379 by Spamster
- ฉันรังเกียจกลิ่นเนยI hate the smell of butter.
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nicha and Teerapat are talking about food they don't like.
- ณิชา Nichaธีรภัทร เกลียดผักชนิดนี้ไหมTheeraphat kliat phak chanit ni maiTeeraphat, do you hate this kind of vegetable?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatใช่ ผมเกลียดมันมากเลยchai phom kliat man mak loeiYes, I hate it very much.
- ณิชา Nichaฉันก็เกลียดเหมือนกันchan ko kliat muean kanI hate it too.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatงั้นเราสั่งอย่างอื่นกันเถอะngan rao sang yang uen kan thoeThen let's order something else.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hate” translations and entries เกลียด, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
