ตามอำเภอใจ(dtaam am-per jai)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
arbitrarily; at will
in an arbitrary way; as one pleases, often without considering rules or others.
Examples
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เธอterชอบchôpจัดjàtบ้านใหม่bâan màiตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiไม่เคยmâi koieถามtăamความเห็นkwaam hĕnใครkraiเลยloie
She likes to rearrange the house as she pleases, never asking for anyone's opinion.
การใช้จ่ายgaan chái jàaiเงินngernตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคุณkunมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaทางการเงินtaang gaan ngernได้dâi
Spending money arbitrarily might cause you to have financial problems.
ผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanคนkonนั้นnánถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเรื่องrêuuangสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiโดยdoiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungข้อมูลkôr moonหรือrĕuผลกระทบpŏn grà-tóp
That executive was criticized for making important decisions arbitrarily, without regard for data or consequences.
2Adjective
arbitrary; willful (disapproving)
Done according to personal whim rather than rules, reason, or fairness, often without regard for others.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1a pinch (measure)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3[to] pick up; take (with fingers)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1someone else; another person2other people; othersไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)ตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jai1arbitrary; willful (disapproving)2arbitrarily; at will
Don't take other people's things to use however you please.
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เขาkăoเปลี่ยนbplìianตารางงานdtaa-raang ngaanตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiทำให้tam hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanวางแผนwaang păenอะไรà-raiไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloie
He changes the work schedule on a whim, making it impossible for his coworkers to plan anything.
ครูkruuจะjàหักhàkคะแนนká-naenนักเรียนnák riianตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiไม่ได้mâi dâaiต้องdtôngมีเหตุผลmee hèht pŏnที่têeชัดเจนchát-jen
Teachers can't deduct students' marks arbitrarily; they need a clear reason.
หากhàakผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanใช้cháiอำนาจam-nâatตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiโดยdoiไม่mâiรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp fang kwaam kít hĕnของkŏngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jaiภายในpaai naiองค์กรong gonก็gâwจะjàค่อยkôiลดลงlót long
If management exercises power arbitrarily without listening to employees' views, trust within the organization will gradually decline.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พลการpon-lá-gaanพลการpon-lá-gaanarbitrary; unauthorized; unilateral
arbitrary; unauthorized; unilateral
โดยพลการdoi pá-lá-gaanโดยพลการdoi pá-lá-gaanarbitrarily; unilaterally
arbitrarily; unilaterally
ตามใจชอบdtaam jai chôpตามใจชอบdtaam jai chôpas one likes; at will
as one likes; at will
ตามใจdtaam jaiตามใจdtaam jai1[to] suit oneself; do as one pleases2[to] indulge; pamper; let [sb] have their way3as you wish; up to you
- [to] suit oneself; do as one pleases
- [to] indulge; pamper; let [sb] have their way
- as you wish; up to you
Word Breakdown
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ตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiตามอำเภอใจdtaam am-per jaiarbitrarily; at will