รักษาน้ำใจ(rák-săa náam jai)

Meanings

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[to] spare [sb]’s feelings; be considerate

to act considerately so as not to hurt or embarrass [sb]; to preserve goodwill or harmony

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileรับrápรับráp1[to] accept2[to] withstand; bear3[to] admit; confess4[to] receive; get5[to] pick up; collect6[to] host; welcome7[to] take (a call/order/job)ของฝากkŏng fàakของฝากkŏng fàaksouvenir; small gift brought back for someoneแม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1not very; hardly (degree)2rarely; seldom; not oftenถูกใจtòok jaiถูกใจtòok jai1pleasing; likable2to please; be to one’s likingเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toรักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jaiรักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jai[to] spare [sb]’s feelings; be considerateเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; him
I smiled and accepted the souvenir, even though I didn’t really like it, to spare his feelings.
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เธอterเลือกlêuuakเงียบngîiapไว้wáiเพื่อpêuuaรักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jaiเพื่อนpêuuanที่têeพยายามpà-yaa-yaamเต็มที่dtem têeแล้วláeo
She chose to stay quiet to preserve her friend’s feelings, since the friend had tried their best.
ผู้จัดงานpôo jàt ngaanตอบรับdtòp rápคำติkam dtìอย่างyàangสุภาพsù-pâapเพื่อpêuuaรักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jaiผู้สนับสนุนpôo sà-nàp-sà-nŭnและláeหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáeng
The organizer politely accepted the criticism to preserve goodwill with sponsors and avoid conflict.
แม้máeข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrจะjàไม่mâiเหมาะmòrเราraoก็gâwกล่าวขอบคุณglàao kòp kunและláeอธิบายà-tí-baaiอย่างนุ่มนวลyàang nûm nuuanเพื่อpêuuaรักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jaiคู่ค้าkôo káa
Even though the proposal wasn’t suitable, we thanked them and explained gently to maintain goodwill with the partner.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] hold (a position); serve as2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] preserve; maintain; keep4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] treat; curePart 1
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น้ำใจnáam jaiน้ำใจnáam jai1kindness; generosity2goodwillPart 2
รักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jaiรักษาน้ำใจrák-săa náam jai[to] spare [sb]’s feelings; be considerate