คุณน่าเกลียด
khun na kliat
The English phrase "you're ugly" is translated into Thai as คุณน่าเกลียด (khun na kliat).
คุณน่าเกลียด is used to tell someone that they are not physically attractive. However, the term น่าเกลียด is also frequently used to describe someone's behavior or actions as "ugly", "disgusting" or "unacceptable".
Which one should you use?
คุณดูไม่สวย specifically means "You don't look beautiful", while คุณหน้าตาไม่ดี is an informal way to say "You don't have a good appearance". The phrase คุณไม่สวยเลย is an informal way to express the sentiment "You're not beautiful at all".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
คุณดูไม่สวย is a formal way to express that someone is not attractive. คุณหน้าตาไม่ดี and คุณไม่สวยเลย are informal.
How do you pronounce it?
khun na kliat
Did you know?
- The word น่า in น่าเกลียด acts as a prefix meaning 'worthy of' or 'likely to', literally making the phrase 'worthy of being hated'.
- In some contexts, น่าเกลียด can be used playfully between very close friends or couples to describe a 'cute' kind of clumsiness.
- While คุณ is a polite pronoun, pairing it with น่าเกลียด creates a jarring contrast that can make the insult feel more cold or biting.
Examples in context
- คุณน่าเกลียดมากkhun na-kliat makYou are very ugly.
- ทำไมคุณน่าเกลียดแบบนี้tham-mai khun na-kliat baep niWhy are you so ugly?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about self-image in front of a mirror.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitสิรินทร์ ดูสิ คุณน่าเกลียดจังเลยSirin du si khun na-kliat jang loeiSirin, look, you're so ugly.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinชลสิทธิ์ พูดแบบนี้ได้ยังไงChonlasit phut baep ni dai yang-ngaiChonlasit, how can you say that?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitฉันแค่ล้อเล่นนะchan khae lo len naI was just joking.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinล้อเล่นแรงเกินไปแล้วlo len raeng koen pai laewThat joke was too mean.
