ท้อใจ
tɔ́ɔ-jaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
discouraged; disheartened; downhearted (about sth)
feeling discouraged or low in spirit, losing motivation and hope (often about a task or situation)
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยากมากyâak-mâakยากมากyâak-mâakvery difficult; very hardฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jai1discouraged; disheartened; downhearted (about sth)2[to] feel discouraged; lose heart (about sth)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This task is very hard; I'm starting to feel discouraged.
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เขาkǎoท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiเพราะprɔ́สมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanหลายlǎaiที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiตอบรับdtɔ̀ɔp-ráp
He feels discouraged because he has applied to many jobs and still hasn't received a reply.
พอpɔɔเห็นผลhěn-pǒnสอบsɔ̀ɔpต่ำกว่าdtàm-gwàaเป้าbpâoเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
Upon seeing the score below her target, she felt low-spirited and didn't want to keep studying.
ฉันchǎnเริ่มrə̂əmท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiกับgàpโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเพราะprɔ́ปัญหาbpan-hǎaไม่mâiจบสิ้นjòp-sînและlɛ́ทีมtiimก็gɔ̂ขาดkàatกำลังใจgam-lang-jai
I'm starting to feel disheartened about this project because the problems never end and the team lacks morale.
2VerbB1
[to] feel discouraged; lose heart (about sth)
to become dispirited or lose confidence and motivation (about a task or situation)
Examples
ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchวิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsคณิตká-nítคณิตká-nít1mathematics2mathematical; arithmeticหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class periodแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jai1discouraged; disheartened; downhearted (about sth)2[to] feel discouraged; lose heart (about sth)
I’ve done math homework for hours and still don’t understand; I’m starting to feel dispirited.
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พอpɔɔถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetงานngaanหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiอยากyàakสมัครsà-màkต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
After being rejected from jobs several times, he became dispirited and almost didn’t want to keep applying.
ทีมtiimซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลpǒnยังyangไม่mâiดีdiiทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiและlɛ́สงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaควรkuuanเดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔไหมmǎi
The team trained hard but the results are still poor, making many people dispirited and question whether to continue.
พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoกับgàpโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเธอtəəเริ่มrə̂əmท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiและlɛ́ขาดkàatแรงจูงใจrɛɛng-juung-jaiที่จะtîi-jàผลักดันplàk-danต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
After repeatedly encountering obstacles with this project, she began to feel dispirited and lost the motivation to push on.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tɔ́ɔ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ท้อtɔ́ɔท้อtɔ́ɔ1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged3peach (tree or fruit)discouraged; disheartenedPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
ท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaidiscouraged; disheartened; downhearted (about sth)discouraged; disheartened; downhearted (about sth)Word