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chám-jaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
heartsick; deeply hurt
Feeling deep emotional pain or lingering sorrow, especially from disappointment or betrayal.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardช้ำใจchám-jaiช้ำใจchám-jai1heartsick; deeply hurt2[to] be heartsick; be deeply hurtที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendผิดสัญญาpìt-sǎn-yaaผิดสัญญาpìt-sǎn-yaa[to] break a promise; breach a contractไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
She is still heartbroken that her close friend broke a promise and doesn’t want to talk to anyone.
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ผมpǒmช้ำใจchám-jaiที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเต็มที่dtem-tîiแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápโอกาสoo-gàat
I’m hurt that I tried my best yet didn’t get a chance.
เขาkăoทำเป็นtam bpenเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengแต่dtàeลึกléukๆ-ยังyangช้ำใจchám jaiกับgàpคำkamหลอกลวงlòk luuangที่têeโดนdohnมาmaa
He acts strong, but deep down he is still wounded by the deception he faced.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanความช้ำใจkwaam-chám-jaiจากjàakการgaanถูกtùukหักหลังhàk-lǎngก็gɔ̂ยังyangตามdtaamหลอนlɔ̌ɔnในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jam
Even after a long time, the pain from betrayal still haunts his memories.
2VerbB2
[to] be heartsick; be deeply hurt
To feel deep emotional pain or lingering sorrow, especially from disappointment or betrayal.
Examples
เธอช้ำใจter chám jaiมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกหกgoh-hòkโกหกgoh-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)มาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtall along; continuously
She was deeply hurt after learning the truth that he had been lying all along.
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ผมpǒmยังyangช้ำใจchám-jaiทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngโอกาสoo-gàatที่tîiพลาดไปplâat-bpaiในnaiวันนั้นwan-nán
I still feel heartbroken every time I think about the opportunity I missed that day.
เขาkǎoยิ้มyímทั้งที่táng-tîiช้ำใจchám-jaiเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaลูกชายlûuk-chaaiถูกtùukเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanหักหลังhàk-lǎng
He smiled despite his heartbreak because he didn’t want his mother to worry that her son had been betrayed by friends.
ความหวังkwaam wăngที่têeทุ่มเทtûm tayมานานmaa naanพังทลายลงpang tá-laai longในพริบตาnai príp dtaaทิ้งtíngให้hâiเธอช้ำใจter chám jaiและláeตั้งคำถามdtâng kam tăamกับgàpตัวเองdtuua engว่าwâaคุ้มค่าkúm kâaหรือไม่rĕu mâi
The hopes she had devoted herself to for so long collapsed in an instant, leaving her deeply wounded and questioning whether it was worth it.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chám
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ช้ำchámช้ำchám1bruised (skin/fruit/plant)2sore; tender from overuse/impact3emotionally wounded; heartsorebruised (skin/fruit/plant)Part 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
ช้ำใจchám-jaiช้ำใจchám-jaiheartsick; deeply hurtheartsick; deeply hurtWord