หยุด

Explanation

หยุด has the core idea of bringing an ongoing movement, action, or state to a stop. Word order matters: รถหยุด means “the car stops,” while หยุดรถ means “stop the car.” The pattern หยุด + verb is very common for “stop doing something,” as in หยุดพูด “stop talking” or หยุดคิด “stop thinking.” For days off, วันหยุด is the key noun-like expression to learn.

Usage

It is used widely in everyday conversation, traffic situations, work and school contexts, business hours, warnings, and commands. Common situations include stopping a car, rain stopping, stopping an action, taking a day off, or a shop being closed.

Caution

หยุด! by itself sounds like a direct command. For a more polite request, use forms such as กรุณาหยุด... or ช่วยหยุด...หน่อย. When talking about quitting a habit permanently, เลิก may sound more natural than หยุด.

1 stop synonyms

• จอด

  cɔ̀ɔt park (a vehicle)

  จอด is used for parking or stopping a vehicle and leaving it stopped. หยุดรถ means to stop the vehicle’s movement and does not necessarily mean park.

• เลิก

  lə̂ək stop doing

  เลิก often means to quit or end something more definitively, such as a habit, job, class, or relationship. หยุด is broader and can mean simply to stop or pause an action or movement.

2 take a break synonyms

• พัก

  phák rest

  พัก focuses on resting or taking a break. หยุด can also describe work, school, or a business stopping its normal activity or being closed.

• ลา

  laa take leave

  ลา means to take leave, often with permission or formal notice. หยุด is a more general word for being off or not working.