Daily Thai Confidence — Using ฟังไม่ขึ้น (fāng mâi khêun)

Verb Phrase: ฟังไม่ขึ้น (fāng mâi k^hêun)
Meaning: not convincing / doesn’t sound believable

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the verb phrase ฟังไม่ขึ้น (fāng mâi k^hêun), which means ‘not convincing’ or ‘doesn’t sound believable.’ It is used when the explanation or reason is not convincing and does not sound believable, so it is not accepted by the listener.

For examples (ตัวอย่างเช่น — dtūa-^awyàang chên)

เหตุผลของเขาฟังไม่ขึ้น

hàed-p^hǒn k^hǎwng-k^hǎo fāng mâi k^hêun
Literal: Reason belonging to-him listen not up.
His reason doesn’t sound convincing.

The noun เหตุผล (hàed-p^hǒn) means ‘reason.’ It is used when explaining why something happens or why someone does something.

คำแก้ตัวแบบนี้ฟังไม่ขึ้นเลย

k^hām-gâe-dtūa bàeb née fāng mâi khêun lēuy
Literal: Word-solve-oneself style this listen not up at all.
This kind of excuse is doesn’t sound convincing at all.

The noun คำแก้ตัว (k^hām-gâe-dtūa) means ‘excuse.’ It is usually used when someone is explaining away a mistake or avoiding them.

สิ่งที่เธอพูดฟังไม่ขึ้นสำหรับฉัน

sìng t^hêe t^hēr p^hûud fāng mâi k^hêun sǎm-^hràb chǎn
Literal: Things that she say listen not up for me.
What she said doesn’t sound convincing to me.

The noun สิ่ง (sìng) means ‘thing,’ ‘matter,’ ‘issue,’ or ‘something’. It is usually used to refer to abstract concepts or general ideas.

เรื่องที่เขาเล่าฟังไม่ขึ้น

rêuang t^hêe k^hǎo lâo fāng mâi k^hêun
Literal: Here quiet too much at middle-night.
The story he told doesn’t sound believable.

The verb เล่า (lâo) means ‘to tell,’ ‘to narrate,’ or ‘to recount.’ It is used when someone shared information in story form or describes what happened.

Homework (การบ้าน — gāan-bâan)

Practise putting your newly learned Thai word into a sentence by translating the following sentences below.

1. His explanation doesn’t sound convincing at all.
2. The suspect’s statement doesn’t sound believable.
3. That student’s excuse doesn’t sound convincing.
4. The event he described doesn’t sound believable in my opinion.
5. What he said about the money doesn’t sound convincing at all.

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