ประคองใจ(bprà-kong jai)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] steady oneself emotionally
To keep one’s emotions steady; to remain calm and resilient in hardship.
Examples
ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)ตกงานdtòk ngaanตกงานdtòk ngaan1[to] be unemployed2[to] lose one’s jobแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptประคองใจbprà-kong jaiประคองใจbprà-kong jai1[to] steady oneself emotionally2[to] comfort [sb]; soothe feelingsตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ท้อแท้táw táeท้อแท้táw táe1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged
Even though he lost his job, he tried to keep his spirits up and not get discouraged.
2VerbB2
[to] comfort [sb]; soothe feelings
To gently support or comfort someone emotionally so they can endure a difficult time.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeทำได้แค่tam dâi kâe[to] can only [do sth]คอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door4the adjacent person/place (elliptical)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประคองใจbprà-kong jaiประคองใจbprà-kong jai1[to] steady oneself emotionally2[to] comfort [sb]; soothe feelingsเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)เลิกกับlêrk gàpเลิกกับlêrk gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partner
All I could do was stay by my friend's side to comfort her after she broke up with her boyfriend.
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ประคองใจbprà-kong jaiประคองใจbprà-kong jai[to] steady oneself emotionally