ดูใจ(doo jai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] sound out feelings; test compatibility (romantic)
To get to know someone to gauge their feelings or whether you are compatible, often before officially dating.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ไปก่อนbpai gònไปก่อนbpai gòn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ดูใจกันdoo jai ganดูใจกันdoo jai gan[to] get to know each other (romantically)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
For now we’re just talking; we’re still getting to know each other.
2VerbB2
[to] keep company with (the dying)
To stay with someone who is near death to comfort them in their final moments.
Examples
ลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerดูใจdoo jaiดูใจdoo jai1[to] sound out feelings; test compatibility (romantic)2[to] keep company with (the dying)3[to] observe [sb] to know their true characterคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanhospitalในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimately
The grandchildren came to be with Grandma in her final night at the hospital.
3VerbB2
[to] observe [sb] to know their true character
To watch someone’s behavior to understand their real character or intentions.
Examples
เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ดูใจdoo jaiดูใจdoo jai1[to] sound out feelings; test compatibility (romantic)2[to] keep company with (the dying)3[to] observe [sb] to know their true characterเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเชื่อถือได้chêuu tĕu dâiเชื่อถือได้chêuu tĕu dâi1reliable; trustworthy; dependable2credible; believableแค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)
The boss is still watching his behavior to see how trustworthy he is.
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ดูใจdoo jaiดูใจdoo jai[to] sound out feelings; test compatibility (romantic)