You poor thing!
Foreigners like to say this sentence, oh, what a pity, thing here means person, which means 'a person'. In addition, thing also means 'special attitude' or 'special feeling' John's developed a thing about China since he married a Chinese
. lady.
John has a positive attitude about China since marrying a Chinese woman.
Westerners use
thing
to mean someone's special interests or hobbies.
or taking a vacation after finishing university
The classmates never saw each other again.
They met again when it was almost 60 years ago. They talked about their lives, occupations and hobbies. Irwin said
My thing is looking after stray dogs.
My hobby is caring for stray dogs.
When you can't think of anyone's name
In our Thai language, we may use the word 'you' instead, which can be used to convey both men and women.
Westerners can use
thing
instead.
What time is thing arriving?
When will you arrive?
thingie
or
thingo
means 'too sensitive' 'too anxious'. A mother consoles her son who is going abroad saying There's no need to get on thingie about it. Don't worry so much, but if things (with s) will mean 'personal things' e.g. Put your things on the table.
Nitikarun Mingruchiralai
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