กวนใจ
guuan-jaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] annoy; bother; disturb
to make someone feel annoyed, bothered, or emotionally disturbed; to get on someone's nerves
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâang[to] construct; buildดังมากdang-mâakดังมากdang-mâak1very loud2very famous; highly popularกวนใจguuan-jaiกวนใจguuan-jai1[to] annoy; bother; disturb2annoying; bothersome; vexingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
The construction noise is very loud and bothers me all day.
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ข้อความkôr kwaamแจ้งเตือนjâeng dteuuanเด้งdêngถี่tèeๆ-กวนใจguuan jaiจนjonทำงานtam ngaanไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuang
Frequent notifications keep popping up and bothering me, making it hard to work continuously.
อย่าyàaคิดมากkít-mâakกับgàpคำพูดkam-pûutนั้นnánเลยləəiปล่อยbplɔ̀iไปbpaiเถอะtə̀จะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiกวนใจguuan-jaiตัวเองdtuua-eeng
Don't overthink those words; let them go so they won't bother you.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaเล็กlékๆ-ที่têeสะสมsà-sŏmมานานmaa naanเริ่มrêrmกวนใจguuan jaiฉันchănจนjonต้องdtôngหยุดyùtมาmaaจัดการjàt gaanให้เรียบร้อยhâi rîiap-rói
Small problems that have built up for a long time started to get on my nerves, so I had to stop and deal with them properly.
2AdjectiveB2
annoying; bothersome; vexing
causing annoyance or emotional discomfort; bothersome
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแจ้งเตือนjɛ̂ɛng-dtʉʉanแจ้งเตือนjɛ̂ɛng-dtʉʉan1[to] notify; alert; warn; remind2notification; alertดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กวนใจguuan-jaiกวนใจguuan-jai1[to] annoy; bother; disturb2annoying; bothersome; vexingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The notifications buzzing all day really make me feel bothered.
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กลิ่นควันglìn kwanจากjàakห้องhôngข้างkâangๆ-กวนใจguuan jaiคนkonในบ้านnai bâanจนjonต้องdtôngเปิดbpèrtหน้าต่างnâa dtàang
The smoke smell from the next room was so bothersome that we had to open the windows.
คำพูดkam-pûutประชดประชันbprà-chót-bprà-chanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกวนใจguuan-jaiฉันchǎnตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángคืนkʉʉnจนjonหลับlàpไม่mâiลงlong
His sarcastic remarks bothered me all night, and I couldn't sleep.
ฉันchănพยายามpà-yaa-yaamตัดdtàtเรื่องเล็กrêuuang lékๆ-น้อยnóiๆ-ที่têeกวนใจguuan jaiออกไปòk bpaiเพื่อpêuuaโฟกัสfoh-gátกับgàpงานngaanสำคัญsăm-kan
I try to eliminate small things that cause annoyance so I can focus on important work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
guuan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กวนguuanกวนguuan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] cook down by stirring; stir until thick[to] stir; mix by stirringPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
กวนใจguuan-jaiกวนใจguuan-jai[to] annoy; bother; disturb[to] annoy; bother; disturbWord