ถืกใจ(tèuk jai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] please; suit; be to [sb]'s liking
To please or suit someone; to match [sb]'s taste or preference. Isan/Lao colloquial form of Thai ถูกใจถูกใจtòok jai1to please; be to one’s liking2pleasing; likable.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถืกใจข่อยtèuk jai kòiถืกใจข่อยtèuk jai kòiI like it; it pleases me
This car suits my taste.
2AdjectiveA2
pleased (with); to [sb]'s liking
Feeling satisfied or delighted with [sth]; to [sb]'s liking. Often used as a predicate adjective: ถืกใจหลาย.
Examples
เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถืกใจข่อยtèuk jai kòiถืกใจข่อยtèuk jai kòiI like it; it pleases me
This shirt is to my liking.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ถืกใจtèuk jaiถืกใจtèuk jai[to] please; suit; be to [sb]'s liking