คิดถึง
kít-tʉ̌ng/kʰit̚˦˥.tʰɯŋ˩˩˦/
The English phrase 'miss you' is translated into Thai as คิดถึง (kít-tʉ̌ng).
To say you miss someone a lot, you can add มาก after the verb to form คิดถึงมาก.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase คิดถึง literally means 'to think of'. It is composed of คิด, meaning 'to think' and ถึง, meaning 'to reach/arrive at'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
A formal way to say 'miss you' is ผม/ดิฉัน คิดถึงคุณ, where the female pronoun ดิฉัน is used. In an informal context, the phrase ฉัน คิดถึงเธอ is common. To make the expression sound more casual, soft or affectionate, you can add the particle นะ to the end, resulting in คิดถึงนะ.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Thai, the subject and object are often omitted if the context is clear, so you can simply say คิดถึง to mean 'I miss you' or 'Miss you'.
How do you pronounce it?
คิดถึง is pronounced [kít-tʉ̌ng].
Did you know?
- If you want to sound more cute or 'sweet' when saying you miss someone, you can replace the word 'I' with your own nickname.
- While คิดถึง means 'miss you', the word คิด also appears in คิดเลข, which means 'to do math' or 'to calculate'.
- Depending on the tone, คิดถึง can be used sarcastically to mean 'Oh, so you finally remembered me' when someone contacts you after a long absence.
Examples in context
- ฉันคิดถึงคุณI miss you.This sentence is useful for showing how to say 'I miss you' using คิดถึง.Tatoeba #4287160 by Spanger, translation #1308 by brauliobezerra
- คิดถึงมากเลยนะkhit thueng mak loei naI miss you so much.
Example conversation
Two friends talking on the phone.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritไม่ได้เจอกันนานเลย คิดถึงนะmai dai choe kan nan loei khit thueng naWe haven't seen each other in a long time, I miss you.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanฉันก็คิดถึงคุณเหมือนกันchan ko khit thueng khun muean kanI miss you too.
- ธนกฤต Thanakritอาทิตย์นี้ว่างมาเจอกันไหมathit ni wang ma choe kan maiAre you free to meet this week?
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanว่างค่ะ ไว้เจอกันนะwang kha wai choe kan naI am free. See you then.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry คิดถึง, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
