ตั้งสติ
dtâng sà-dtì
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] compose oneself; regain one's presence of mind
to bring oneself back to calm, clear awareness before acting or speaking; to keep a clear head under stress
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveกระเป๋าเงินgrà-bpăo ngernกระเป๋าเงินgrà-bpăo ngern1wallet; coin purse2one’s finances (figurative)หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptตั้งสติdtâng sà-dtìตั้งสติdtâng sà-dtì[to] compose oneself; regain one's presence of mindแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นึกว่าnéuk wâaนึกว่าnéuk wâa1[to] think/assume (that)2I thought…! (exclam.)ไปที่ไหนbpai têe nǎiไปที่ไหนbpai têe nǎiWhere are you going?มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)
When he realized he'd lost his wallet, he tried to collect himself and recall where he had been.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สงบใจsà-ngòp jaiสงบใจsà-ngòp jai[to] calm oneself; steady the mind
[to] calm oneself; steady the mind
ตั้งหลักdtâng làkตั้งหลักdtâng làk1[to] regain balance; brace oneself2[to] compose oneself; get one's bearings3[to] get established; stabilize (after a setback)
- [to] regain balance; brace oneself
- [to] compose oneself; get one's bearings
- [to] get established; stabilize (after a setback)
สงบสติอารมณ์sà-ngòp sà-dtì aa-romสงบสติอารมณ์sà-ngòp sà-dtì aa-rom[to] calm down; [to] compose oneself
[to] calm down; [to] compose oneself
รวบรวมสติrûuap ruuam sà-dtìรวบรวมสติrûuap ruuam sà-dtì[to] regain composure; [to] pull oneself together
[to] regain composure; [to] pull oneself together
ฟื้นใจféun jaiฟื้นใจféun jai1[to] regain one's spirits; be heartened2[to] recover composure (figurative/literary)
- [to] regain one's spirits; be heartened
- [to] recover composure (figurative/literary)
Word Breakdown
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สติsà-dtìสติsà-dtì1mindfulness; present awareness; attention2presence of mind; sanity; consciousnessPart 2
ตั้งสติdtâng sà-dtìตั้งสติdtâng sà-dtì[to] compose oneself; regain one's presence of mind