ถือสา
mind
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- 1 mind 、take offense at、hold (something) against someone
It means to treat someone’s words, behavior, or a minor fault as something worth taking personally or objecting to. It is especially common in negative expressions.
mind 、take offense at、hold (something) against someone
To take a remark, action, or minor fault personally and regard it as a reason for offense or blame.
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อย่าถือสาเลยนะ yàa thʉ̌ʉsǎa ləəy ná Please don’t take it personally. อย่าถือสาเลยนะ details
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อย่าถือสาเด็กเลย yàa thʉ̌ʉsǎa dèk ləəy Don’t hold it against the child. อย่าถือสาเด็กเลย details
Learning notes
Explanation
ถือสา is used when someone regards another person’s remark, behavior, or minor mistake as an offense or fault worth minding. It concerns interpersonal slights and blame rather than general interest or worry. It is especially common as ไม่ถือสา, “not mind it” or “not hold it against someone,” and อย่าถือสา, “please don’t take offense.” อย่าถือสาเลยนะ is a common way to ask someone to overlook an inappropriate remark or small mistake. For practical learning, it is best treated as a single verb rather than interpreted from its individual parts.
Usage
It is common in everyday situations involving an awkward remark, a joke, rude behavior, or a child’s misbehavior, especially when asking someone not to take it personally or saying that no offense was taken.
Caution
It cannot replace every sense of “mind” or “care.” Use กังวล for worrying about matters such as health or the future, and สนใจ for being interested in something. ถือสา also does not necessarily mean becoming angry or actively pursuing blame.
Differences from similar words
1 mind synonyms
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เอาเรื่อง means to pursue a matter and may imply confronting someone or demanding accountability. ถือสา focuses on taking the behavior personally or regarding it as an offense, without necessarily taking further action.
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โกรธ directly describes being angry. ถือสา describes treating someone’s words or behavior as an offense or fault and does not necessarily imply strong anger.