ความลำบากใจ(kwaam lam-bàak jai)

Meanings

1NounB2

emotional discomfort; awkwardness

a feeling of being troubled, uneasy, or awkward because a situation is sensitive or hard to handle

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความลำบากใจkwaam lam-bàak jaiความลำบากใจkwaam lam-bàak jai1emotional discomfort; awkwardness2dilemma; being in a bindที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectคำขอkam kŏrคำขอkam kŏr1request; plea2application (formal request)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
I feel uneasy about having to refuse his request.
2NounB2

dilemma; being in a bind

a predicament that causes reluctance or difficulty in deciding or acting

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความลำบากใจkwaam lam-bàak jaiความลำบากใจkwaam lam-bàak jai1emotional discomfort; awkwardness2dilemma; being in a bindที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต้องเลือกdtông lêuuakต้องเลือกdtông lêuuak[to] have to choose; must chooseระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)
I'm in a predicament where I have to choose between my two friends who are fighting.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความลำบากkwaam lam-bàakความลำบากkwaam lam-bàak1difficulty; hardship2poverty-related hardship; privation3inconvenience; impositionPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
ความลำบากใจkwaam lam-bàak jaiความลำบากใจkwaam lam-bàak jaiemotional discomfort; awkwardness