How to Say “Stop” in Thai
หยุด
yùt
Stop
ค่ะ and ครับ are polite particles — they depend on the speaker's gender, not the listener's.
When to use it
หยุด (yùt) is the clear, direct command to stop — used with tuk-tuks, taxis (หยุดตรงนี้ — stop here), and children. It's also on Thai traffic signs. In a calm context, หยุดก่อน (yùt-gɔ̀ɔn) — "stop for a moment" — sounds less abrupt.
Why you've seen it spelled differently
You may have seen หยุด written as: yoot, yut, yood.
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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