ปลอบใจ(bplòp jai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] comfort; console
to say or do things to ease someone’s sadness, grief, or upset feelings; to comfort or console someone
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกอดgòtกอดgòt1[to] hug; embrace2a hug; an embraceและláeและláeand (coordinating)ปลอบใจbplòp jaiปลอบใจbplòp jai1[to] comfort; console2[to] reassure3[to] soothe (emotionally)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sob
The mother hugged and comforted her crying child.
2VerbB1
[to] reassure
to calm someone by giving support or confidence, especially when they are worried or distressed; to reassure
Examples
หมอบmòpหมอบmòp1[to] crouch; squat; prostrate; lie flat2veterinarian (abbr.)อกòkอกòk1chest; breast2bosom; heart (figurative)3breast (culinary cut)ผลตรวจpŏn dtrùuatผลตรวจpŏn dtrùuat1test result (medical/lab)2inspection/examination findingsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)วิตกwí-dtòkวิตกwí-dtòk1anxious; worried2[to] worry; be anxious (about [sth])3anxiety; worryฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ปลอบใจbplòp jaiปลอบใจbplòp jai1[to] comfort; console2[to] reassure3[to] soothe (emotionally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearful
After the doctor gave the test results, mom was still anxious, so I reassured her that this condition is treatable and there’s nothing to fear.
3VerbB1
[to] soothe (emotionally)
to gently reduce emotional pain or anxiety; to soothe emotionally
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)สอบตกsòp dtòkสอบตกsòp dtòk1[to] fail (an exam/test); not pass2[to] fail a screening/selection3[to] fail to meet expectations/standards (figurative)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปลอบใจbplòp jaiปลอบใจbplòp jai1[to] comfort; console2[to] reassure3[to] soothe (emotionally)ตัวเองdtuua 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; permitเบาลงbao longเบาลงbao long[to] lessen; [to] become lighter/softer/quieter
After failing the exam, he listened to quiet music to gently soothe himself.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ปลอบโยนbplòp yohnปลอบโยนbplòp yohn[to] comfort; console; soothe
[to] comfort; console; soothe
กล่อมใจglòm jaiกล่อมใจglòm jai1[to] soothe; comfort the heart2[to] lull oneself/sb with comforting words (figurative)
- [to] soothe; comfort the heart
- [to] lull oneself/sb with comforting words (figurative)
ปลอบประโลมใจbplòp bprà-lohm jaiปลอบประโลมใจbplòp bprà-lohm jai[to] comfort; console
[to] comfort; console
ปลอบขวัญbplòp kwănปลอบขวัญbplòp kwăn[to] console; [to] comfort (to restore morale)
[to] console; [to] comfort (to restore morale)
ปลอบโยนใจbplòp yohn jaiปลอบโยนใจbplòp yohn jai[to] comfort; console
[to] comfort; console
Word Breakdown
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ปลอบใจbplòp jaiปลอบใจbplòp jai[to] comfort; console