บาดใจ(bàat jai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

heart-piercing; deeply affecting

causing strong emotional impact, often painful or poignant (e.g., words, actions, memories, or striking beauty)

Examples

เพลงช้าplayng cháaเพลงช้าplayng cháaslow song; balladเพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนั้นnánนั้นnán1(topic-marking or emphatic particle)2that one; that thing3that (distal demonstrative)เศร้าsâoเศร้าsâosad; sorrowfulบาดใจbàat jaiบาดใจbàat jai1heart-piercing; deeply affecting2[to] wound the heart; hurt deeplyจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingน้ำตาnám dtaaน้ำตาnám dtaatear; tearsไหลlăiไหลlăi[to] flow; run (liquid)
That slow song was so poignantly sad that I accidentally shed tears.
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คำพูดkam pôotสั้นsânๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoบาดใจbàat jaiมากmâakเพราะpráwมันmanสะท้อนsà-tónความจริงkwaam jingที่têeเราraoไม่mâiอยากyàakยอมรับyom ráp
His brief words were deeply poignant because they reflected a truth we didn’t want to accept.
ภาพถ่ายขาวดำpâap tàai kăao damของkŏngเมืองเก่าmeuuang gàoชุดchútนั้นnánบาดใจbàat jaiเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètราวกับraao gàpดึงdeungความทรงจำkwaam song jamที่têeถูกtòokฝุ่นfùnเวลาway-laaเกาะgòrหนาnăaให้hâiฟื้นféunขึ้นมาkêun maa
That set of black-and-white photos of the old city is particularly piercing, as if reviving memories long dusted over by time.
รอยยิ้มroy yímที่têeยังyangมีmeeน้ำตาnám dtaaคลอkloนั้นnánบาดใจbàat jaiยิ่งกว่าyîng gwàaเสียงร้องsĭiang róngไห้hâiเพราะpráwมันmanบอกเล่าbòk lâoเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónเกินgernคำพูดkam pôot
That tearful smile is more heart-piercing than a sob, for it tells a story too complex for words.
2VerbC1

[to] wound the heart; hurt deeply

to cause someone deep emotional pain or to move someone intensely

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingนั้นnánนั้นnán1(topic-marking or emphatic particle)2that one; that thing3that (distal demonstrative)บาดใจbàat jaiบาดใจbàat jai1heart-piercing; deeply affecting2[to] wound the heart; hurt deeplyเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)มากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1[to] go silent; stop responding2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4quiet; silentไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
Those words hurt her deeply, leaving her silent all day.
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ข่าวkàaoการทรยศgaan tor-rá-yótของkŏngเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtบาดใจbàat jaiเขาkăoจนjonยังyangทำใจtam jaiไม่ได้mâi dâai
The news of his close friend’s betrayal wounded him deeply, and he still can’t come to terms with it.
ประโยคprà-yôhkสั้นๆsân sânที่têeแม่mâeทิ้งtíngไว้ก่อนwái gònจากไปjàak bpaiบาดใจbàat jaiเขาkăoอย่างyàangแหลมคมlăem komจนjonยากyâakจะjàลืมเลือนleum leuuan
The brief sentence his mother left before passing pierced his heart so sharply that it is hard to forget.
ภาพpâapอดีตà-dèetที่têeเราraoล้มเหลวlóm lěoร่วมกันrûuam ganยังคงyang kongบาดใจbàat jaiและláeคอยkoiกระตุกgrà-dtùkให้hâiฉันchănทบทวนtóp-tuuanความหมายkwaam măaiของkŏngคำว่าkam wâaมิตรภาพmít-dtrà-pâap
The image of our shared failure still cuts deep and prompts me to reconsider the meaning of friendship.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ทิ่มแทงใจtîm taeng jaiทิ่มแทงใจtîm taeng jai[to] pierce the heart emotionally; hurt deeply

[to] pierce the heart emotionally; hurt deeply

ทิ่มแทงtîm taengทิ่มแทงtîm taeng1[to] stab; jab; pierce2[to] wound deeply [sb] (emotionally)
  • [to] stab; jab; pierce
  • [to] wound deeply [sb] (emotionally)
สะเทือนใจsà-teuuan jaiสะเทือนใจsà-teuuan jai1heartbreaking; deeply moving2[to] be deeply moved; be heartbroken
  • heartbreaking; deeply moving
  • [to] be deeply moved; be heartbroken
แทงใจtaeng jaiแทงใจtaeng jai[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heart

[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heart

ช้ำใจchám jaiช้ำใจchám jai1heartsick; deeply hurt2[to] be heartsick; be deeply hurt
  • heartsick; deeply hurt
  • [to] be heartsick; be deeply hurt

Word Breakdown

บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)2sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)3[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)Part 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1kindness; compassion; generosity2core; essence (in compounds)3intention; will; willingness4heart; mind; feelings; spirit5courage; spirit; moralePart 2
บาดใจbàat jaiบาดใจbàat jaiheart-piercing; deeply affecting