คืนสติ(keun sà-dtì)

Meanings

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[to] regain one's senses (figurative)

To think clearly again after shock, panic, or confusion; to regain self-control.

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)ข่าวดีkàao deeข่าวดีkàao deegood newsเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeสักพักsàk pákสักพักsàk pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)คืนสติkeun sà-dtìคืนสติkeun sà-dtì1[to] regain consciousness2[to] regain one's senses (figurative)
When he heard the good news, he was too overjoyed to function and needed a moment to get a grip.