ต้องใจ

dtâwng jai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] please; [to] delight; [to] suit [sb]'s taste

to please or delight; to be exactly to [sb]’s liking

Examples

รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องใจdtâwng jaiต้องใจdtâwng jai1[to] please; [to] delight; [to] suit [sb]'s taste2pleasing; exactly to one's tasteฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
This flavor really pleases me; once I start, I can’t stop.
2NounB2

pleasing; exactly to one's taste

pleasing or just right to one’s liking

Examples

รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoThai noodle dishร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeต้องใจdtâwng jaiต้องใจdtâwng jai1[to] please; [to] delight; [to] suit [sb]'s taste2pleasing; exactly to one's tasteฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The taste of noodles at this shop really suits my liking.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
ต้องใจdtâwng jaiต้องใจdtâwng jai[to] please; [to] delight; [to] suit [sb]'s taste