How to Say “I'm stressed” in Thai
เครียด
khrîat
I'm stressed
ค่ะ (khâ) and ครับ (khráp) are polite particles — they depend on the speaker's gender, not the listener's.
When to use it
A common way to say you feel stressed or overwhelmed — from work, exams, relationships, and so on. To say what you're stressed about, add เรื่อง (rɨ̂ang) "about": เครียดเรื่องงาน (khrîat rɨ̂ang ngaan) — stressed about work.
Why you've seen it spelled differently
You may have seen เครียด written as: kriat, khriad, kreeat.
There is no single standard for writing Thai in the Roman alphabet — phrasebooks, road signs, and tourist guides each follow a different system, and many just invent their own spellings. The romanization on this page uses a consistent IPA-based system that marks all five tones and distinguishes short from long vowels. The same word always gets the same spelling. Paste any Thai to see it romanized →
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