กลั่นใจ

glàn jai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] steel oneself; brace one’s heart

to summon courage or resolve oneself to do something difficult or painful.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกลั่นใจglàn jaiกลั่นใจglàn jai1[to] steel oneself; brace one’s heart2[to] refine one’s thoughts/feelingsเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; her
He had to summon his courage to walk in and tell her family the bad news.
2NounB2

[to] refine one’s thoughts/feelings

to calmly and carefully distill one’s thoughts or feelings before deciding or expressing them.

Examples

ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)ตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăam1[to] answer [a question]2[to] take questions; field questionsยากๆyâak yâakยากๆyâak yâak1difficult (various); the hard ones2rather/quite difficult; somewhat tricky (emphatic)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยุดนิ่งyùt nîngหยุดนิ่งyùt nîng1[to] stop moving; come to a standstill2motionless; stillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ครู่หนึ่งkrôo nèungครู่หนึ่งkrôo nèung1for a moment2a moment; a short whileเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกลั่นใจglàn jaiกลั่นใจglàn jai1[to] steel oneself; brace one’s heart2[to] refine one’s thoughts/feelingsเรียบเรียงrîiap riiangเรียบเรียงrîiap riiang1[to] organize; arrange2[to] compose; write up; redraft3[to] compile; edit4[to] arrange (music)ความคิดkwaam kítความคิดkwaam kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinking
Before answering the difficult question, he paused for a moment to calmly collect his thoughts.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กลั่นglànกลั่นglàn1[to] refine; purify2[to] distill (figurative); crystallize3[to] distill (separate by heating/cooling)Part 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
กลั่นใจglàn jaiกลั่นใจglàn jai[to] steel oneself; brace one’s heart