กระทบใจ

grà-tóp jai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] move; touch emotionally

to affect someone’s feelings strongly in a touching or stirring way

Examples

คำขอบคุณkam kòp-kunคำขอบคุณkam kòp-kun1word of thanks; expression of gratitude2note/message of thanksสั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sân1briefly; in short2curtly; terselyของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsกระทบใจgrà-tóp jaiกระทบใจgrà-tóp jai1[to] move; touch emotionally2[to] hit home; strike the heart (poignant)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จนเผลอjon plĕrจนเผลอjon plĕrso much that one slips up; until [sb] inadvertently does [sth]ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
His brief thank-you touched my heart so much that I couldn’t stop smiling all day.
2NounC1

[to] hit home; strike the heart (poignant)

to feel suddenly and deeply struck by emotion, often poignantly or painfully

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนเก่าpêuuan gàoเพื่อนเก่าpêuuan gàoold friendฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)กระทบใจgrà-tóp jaiกระทบใจgrà-tóp jai1[to] move; touch emotionally2[to] hit home; strike the heart (poignant)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughมีอะไรmee à-raiมีอะไรmee à-raiwhat is it?; what's up?มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerจุกjùkจุกjùk1stopper; plug2teat; nipple (baby bottle)3[to] choke up; be clogged/blocked4earplug; device cover/plug5topknot (hair)ที่อกtêe òkที่อกtêe òkat/on the chest
When I heard about my old friend's accident, I was suddenly hit in the heart, as if something was stuck in my chest.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กระทบgrà-tópกระทบgrà-tóp1[to] affect; impact2[to] hit; strike; collide (with)3be affected; be impactedPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
กระทบใจgrà-tóp jaiกระทบใจgrà-tóp jai[to] move; touch emotionally