กล่อมใจ
glòm jai
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] soothe; comfort the heart
to soothe or comfort the mind, easing sorrow, worry, or sadness
Examples
เวลาที่way-laa têeเวลาที่way-laa têethe time whenฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)แย่yâeแย่yâe1terrible; awful (intensified)2[to] be in a bad way3bad; poorฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesบรรเลงban-layngบรรเลงban-layng[to] play (music); perform (instrumental)เบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกล่อมใจglòm jaiกล่อมใจglòm jai1[to] soothe; comfort the heart2[to] lull oneself/sb with comforting words (figurative)
When I feel down, I like to listen to soft instrumental music to soothe my mind.
2NounC1
[to] lull oneself/sb with comforting words (figurative)
to make oneself or someone accept or feel better with comforting words even though problems remain; figurative
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกล่อมใจglòm jaiกล่อมใจglòm jai1[to] soothe; comfort the heart2[to] lull oneself/sb with comforting words (figurative)ตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen rai1[!] it's okay; no problem; never mind2doesn’t matter; it’s fineทั้งๆที่táng táng têeทั้งๆที่táng táng têealthough; even though; despite the fact thatเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)สอบตกsòp dtòkสอบตกsòp dtòk1[to] fail (an exam/test); not pass2[to] fail a screening/selection3[to] fail to meet expectations/standards (figurative)
He tried to convince himself that it was okay, even though he had just failed the exam.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
กล่อมglòmกล่อมglòm1[to] lull; soothe to sleep2[to] coax; cajole3[to] temper; condition (wood/ware)Part 1
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กล่อมใจglòm jaiกล่อมใจglòm jai[to] soothe; comfort the heart