หยุดนะ
To say "stop it" in Thai, you use หยุดนะ.
The phrase หยุดนะ is commonly used to tell someone to stop an annoying behavior or to stop doing something immediately.
What does it mean word for word?
The word หยุด means "to stop" and the particle นะ is added to soften the command or add emphasis depending on the tone.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
If you want to be polite and ask someone to "please stop", you can use โปรดหยุด. For a more gentle plea or a suggestion to stop, use the particle เถอะ instead of นะ to form หยุดเถอะ. On the other hand, หยุดสิ is a common informal way to say "stop it" and อย่าทำแบบนั้น is an informal way to say "don't do it like that".
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the command more urgent and forceful, meaning "stop right now", you can add เดี๋ยวนี้ after หยุด to form หยุดเดี๋ยวนี้.
Did you know?
- The word หยุด is also the root for the Thai word for 'holiday' or 'day off', วันหยุด, because a holiday is literally a 'stop day' from work.
- Thai speakers use a different word, เลิก, when telling someone to stop a continuous activity like walking or smoking, rather than the physical freeze implied by หยุด.
- The particle นะ can actually function as a warning sign of the speaker's lost patience if it is spoken with a high rising tone.
Examples in context
- หยุดนะ!yut na!Stop it!
- หยุดนะ ฉันไม่เล่นด้วยแล้ว.yut na chan mai len duai laeo.Stop it, I'm not playing anymore.
- หยุดนะ อย่าทำแบบนี้.yut na ya tham baep ni.Stop it, don't do this.
Example conversation
Vithawat is teasing Sirin by hiding her bag.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinวิทวัส หยุดนะ!Vithawat yut na!Vithawat, stop it!
- วิทวัส Witthawatผมไม่ได้ทำอะไรเลยนะ.Phom mai dai tham arai loei na.I didn't do anything.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinคืนกระเป๋าฉันมาเดี๋ยวนี้.Khuen kra pao chan ma diao ni.Give me my bag back right now.
- วิทวัส Witthawatโอเคครับ ผมคืนให้ครับ.Ok khrap phom khuen hai khrap.Okay, I'm giving it back to you.
