บอกใจ

bòk jai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] tell oneself; remind oneself; steel oneself

To tell or remind oneself inwardly; also to brace or steel oneself emotionally.

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterเวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บอกใจbòk jaiบอกใจbòk jai1[to] tell oneself; remind oneself; steel oneself2[to] convince/assure oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสงบหายใจsà-ngòp hăai-jaiลึกๆléuk léukลึกๆléuk léuk1deeply; far below the surface2deep down; inwardly; at heartแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
Before going on stage, I told myself to calm down, take a deep breath, and then start speaking.
2NounB2

[to] convince/assure oneself

To try to persuade or assure oneself of something, often for comfort or encouragement.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptบอกใจbòk jaiบอกใจbòk jai1[to] tell oneself; remind oneself; steel oneself2[to] convince/assure oneselfว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ผ่านไปpàan bpaiผ่านไปpàan bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] be over; pass; move on (figurative)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhausted
I try to tell myself that it will pass, even though I’m very tired now.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)Part 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
บอกใจbòk jaiบอกใจbòk jai[to] tell oneself; remind oneself; steel oneself