How to Say “Leave Me Alone” in Thai

ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว
ploi chan wai khon diao
The English phrase "leave me alone" is translated into Thai as ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว (ploi chan wai khon diao).
This phrase is used to tell someone to stop talking to you.
Meaning: stop talking to me (phrase)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว is composed of ปล่อย (to let/release), ฉัน (me), ไว้ (to leave/keep) and คนเดียว (alone/by oneself).

Which one should you use?

While ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว is a direct way to ask for space, you can use ปล่อยฉันหน่อยสิ to mean "Leave me alone, please." or the more blunt ออกไปสิ to mean "Just go away." If you want to be much more aggressive and rude, similar to saying "get lost," you would use ไปไกลๆ.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

The default form ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว is neutral and can be used in most standard situations. In contrast, ปล่อยฉันหน่อยสิ is an informal way to say "Leave me alone, please."

How does it change in a sentence?

To make the command sound less like an angry outburst and more like a request for space, you can add หน่อย to the end of the phrase: ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียวหน่อย (leave me alone for a bit).

How do you pronounce it?

ploi chan wai khon diao

Did you know?

  • While English speakers might say 'Leave me alone' to a friend, using ปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว with a close friend in Thailand can sound unexpectedly dramatic, like a scene from a soap opera.
  • In Thai, the word ปล่อย (to let/release) is the same word used when releasing a bird from a cage or letting a prisoner go free.
  • If you are a man, you would typically replace ฉัน (me) with ผม (I/me) to sound more natural, as ฉัน is often seen as feminine or literary.

Examples in context

  • ช่วยปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียวสักพักได้ไหม
    chuai ploy chan wai khon diao sak phak dai mai
    Can you please leave me alone for a while?
  • หยุดยุ่งกับฉัน แล้วปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียว
    yut yung kap chan laeo ploy chan wai khon diao
    Stop messing with me and leave me alone.

Example conversation

Two people are arguing in a room.

  1. วิทวัส Witthawat

    เราต้องคุยเรื่องนี้ให้จบนะ
    rao dtông khui rêuang née hâi jòp ná
    We have to finish talking about this.
  2. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    หยุดพูดแล้วปล่อยฉันไว้คนเดียวเถอะ
    yùt phôot láew plòoy chăn wái khon-diiao thòe
    Stop talking and just leave me alone.
  3. วิทวัส Witthawat

    แต่ว่ามันสำคัญมากนะสิรินทร์
    dtàe wâa man săm-khan mâak ná Sirin
    But it is very important, Sirin.
  4. สิรินทร์ Sirin

    ฉันไม่ต้องการฟังอะไรทั้งนั้น
    chăn mâi dtông-kaan fang a-rai tháng nán
    I don't want to hear anything.
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