ทำตามใจ(tam dtaam jai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] do as one pleases
to do whatever one wants; to act according to one's own desires or impulses.
Examples
วันหยุดwan yùtวันหยุดwan yùt1public holiday2day off; rest day3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiทำตามใจtam dtaam jai1[to] do as [sb] wishes2[to] do as one pleasesตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1you (intimate)2oneself; myself; yourself; themselves3self; one's own self
This holiday, I will do whatever I want.
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บางครั้งbaang krángการทำตามgaan tam dtaamใจjaiตัวเองdtuua engมากไปmâak bpaiก็gâwอาจàatสร้างsâangปัญหาbpan-hăaให้hâiคนรอบข้างkon rôp kâangได้dâi
Sometimes, doing whatever you want too much can cause problems for those around you.
พอporโตdtohเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen pôo yàiแล้วláeoเราraoไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiตัวเองdtuua engได้dâiทุกtúkเรื่องrêuuangเหมือนmĕuuanตอนเป็นเด็กdton bpen dèk
Once you become an adult, you can't do whatever you want in every situation like when you were a child.
อิสรภาพìt-sà-rà-pâapที่แท้จริงtêe táe jingไม่ใช่mâi châiการได้gaan dâiทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiในnaiทุกอย่างtúk yàangแต่dtàeคือkeuการรู้จักgaan rú-jàkควบคุมkûap-kumความต้องการkwaam dtông gaanของkŏngตนเองdton ayng
True freedom is not about getting to do whatever you want, but about knowing how to control your own desires.
2VerbB2
[to] do as [sb] wishes
to act according to another person's wishes, when that person is specified or understood from context.
Examples
พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1inappropriate; improper2should not; ought notทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiทำตามใจtam dtaam jai1[to] do as [sb] wishes2[to] do as one pleasesลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngทุกtúkทุกtúk1every (interval/frequency)2every; eachเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1about; regarding (as a topic marker)2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4matter; issue; subjectเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]2[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; renderเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)นิสัยเสียní-săi sĭiaนิสัยเสียní-săi sĭia1bad habit2bad-mannered; spoiledได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreed
Parents shouldn't give in to their children's wishes on everything, because it might spoil them.
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ถึงแม้tĕung máeผมpŏmอยากyàakไปbpaiทะเลtá-layแต่dtàeก็gâwยอมyomทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiแฟนfaenที่têeอยากyàakขึ้นkêunภูเขาpoo kăoมากกว่าmâak gwàa
Even though I wanted to go to the sea, I gave in to my girlfriend who wanted to go to the mountains more.
การทำตามgaan tam dtaamใจjaiคนอื่นkon èunมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoสูญเสียsŏon sĭiaความเป็นตัวเองkwaam bpen dtuua engและláeไม่mâiมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk
Giving in to others' wishes too much might cause us to lose our own identity and be unhappy.
เขาkăoรู้rúuว่าwâaเพื่อนpêuuanแค่kâeทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiเขาkăoไปbpaiอย่างนั้นyàang nánเองayngไม่ได้mâi dâaiเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuaiกับgàpความคิดkwaam kítของเขาkŏng kăoจริงๆjing jingหรอกròk
He knew his friends were just humoring him; they didn't really agree with his idea.
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ทำตามใจtam dtaam jaiทำตามใจtam dtaam jai[to] do as one pleases