ตั้งใจดี(dtâng jai dee)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

well-intentioned; meaning well

having good intentions; aiming to do good even if the result is imperfect

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeตั้งใจดีdtâng jai dee1to apply oneself attentively2to mean well; have good intentions3well-intentioned; meaning wellนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particleแค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justบางทีbaang teeบางทีbaang tee1sometimes; at times2maybe; perhaps (informal)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1not very; hardly (degree)2rarely; seldom; not oftenเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1[to] be good at; excel2smart; quick-witted3skilled; good at
He is a person with good intentions; he's just not very good at expressing himself sometimes.
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ถึงแม้tĕung máeผลลัพธ์pŏn-lápมันmanจะjàออกมาòk maaไม่ดีmâi deeแต่dtàeฉันchănรู้rúuว่าwâaเธอตั้งใจtoe dtâng jaiดีdee
Even though the outcome was bad, I know you had good intentions.
ที่têeเขาkăoเตือนdteuuanคุณkunแรงๆraeng raengก็gâwเพราะpráwเขาkăoตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeและláeอยากyàakให้hâiคุณkunได้ดีdâai deeจริงๆjing jing
The reason he warned you so strongly is because he has good intentions and truly wants you to succeed.
เราraoควรkuuanยอมรับyom rápในnaiความตั้งใจkwaam dtâng jaiดีdeeของเขาkŏng kăoถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaการกระทำgaan grà-tamนั้นnánจะjàสร้างsâangปัญหาbpan-hăaตามมาdtaam maaโดยdoiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจตนาjèt-dtà-naa
We should acknowledge his good intentions, even though his actions unintentionally created subsequent problems.
2VerbB1

to mean well; have good intentions

to act with good intentions; to try to do what is right or helpful

Examples

ขอโทษนะkŏr-tôht náขอโทษนะkŏr-tôht ná1[!] excuse me (soft; familiar)2[!] sorry (soft; familiar)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeตั้งใจดีdtâng jai dee1to apply oneself attentively2to mean well; have good intentions3well-intentioned; meaning wellอยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; would like toช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2[to] save; rescue [sb]3please (request marker)
Sorry, I was just trying to do what's right and help.
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เขาkăoตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeที่จะtêe jàซ่อมsômคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrให้hâiแต่dtàeกลับglàpเผลอลบplŏe lópไฟล์งานfaai ngaanสำคัญsăm-kanไปbpai
He acted with good intentions to fix the computer for me, but ended up accidentally deleting an important file.
ผมpŏmตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeอยากyàakให้hâiทุกคนtúk konเข้าใจกันkâo jai ganแต่dtàeคำพูดkam pôotของkŏngผมpŏmอาจจะàat jàทำให้tam hâiเรื่องrêuuangแย่ลงyâe long
I acted with the good intention of wanting everyone to understand each other, but my words might have made things worse.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเราraoจะjàเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaคุณkunตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeแต่dtàeทางtaangบริษัทbò-rí-sàtก็gâwยังyangต้องdtôngให้hâiคุณkunรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpต่อdtòความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun
Although we understand that you acted with good intentions, the company must still hold you responsible for the damages that occurred.
3VerbB1

to apply oneself attentively

to pay close attention or work diligently at something

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himตั้งใจเรียนdtâng jai riianตั้งใจเรียนdtâng jai riian[to] study diligently; [to] pay attention in classภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1Excellent!; Well done!2very good; excellent3very well
He pays very close attention to his Thai studies.
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นักเรียนnák riianกำลังgam-langนั่งnângฟังfangครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiอย่างตั้งใจyàang dtâng jaiดีdeeเพราะpráwเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeยากมากyâak mâak
The students are listening to the teacher's explanation with great concentration because this topic is very difficult.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiงานngaanเสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laaเราraoทุกคนtúk konต้องdtôngตั้งใจdtâng jaiทำงานtam ngaanกันganให้ดีhâi dee
If we want to finish the work on time, we all must work diligently.
ความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètของkŏngโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeเป็นผลมาจากbpen pŏn maa jàakการที่gaan têeทีมงานteem ngaanตั้งใจdtâng jaiทำงานtam ngaanกันganอย่างดีyàang deeมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtหลายlăaiเดือนdeuuan
The success of this project is the result of the team working diligently for many months.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1classifier: stacks; piles2[to] set up; establish; found3[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)4[to] allocate; earmark (funds)5[to] place upright; stand; erect6[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)7[to] appoint; nominate8stack; pile; bundle9as much as; as many asPart 1
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ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedPart 2
ตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deeตั้งใจดีdtâng jai deewell-intentioned; meaning well