หวามใจ
wǎam-jaiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
thrilled; apprehensive
feeling a sudden thrill, flutter, or sinking sensation in the heart
Examples
แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแอบชอบɛ̀ɛp-chɔ̂ɔpแอบชอบɛ̀ɛp-chɔ̂ɔp[to] have a secret crush on [sb]เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หวามใจwǎam-jaiหวามใจwǎam-jaithrilled; apprehensiveขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Just hearing the voice of her crush made her feel a sudden flutter in her heart.
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เมื่อmêuuaเขาkăoเอื้อมêuuamมือmeuuมาmaaสัมผัสsăm-pàtเบาbaoๆ-ที่têeไหล่làiฉันchănก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukหวามใจwăam jaiอย่างyàangบอกbòkไม่mâiถูกtòok
When he gently reached out and touched my shoulder, I felt an indescribable flutter in my heart.
เนื้อเพลงnʉ́ʉa-pleengท่อนtɔ̂nนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหวามใจwǎam-jaiและlɛ́หวนนึกถึงhǔuan-nʉ́k-tʉ̌ngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpรักrákครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkที่tîiผ่านพ้นไปpàan-pón-bpaiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
That verse of the song sent a sudden thrill through her heart, bringing back memories of her long-lost first love.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kหวามใจwǎam-jaiอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ngของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekในnaiวินาทีwí-naa-tiiที่tîiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoได้dâaiกลับมาglàp-maaพบกันpóp-ganอย่างyàangไม่คาดฝันmâi-kâat-fǎnได้dâaiอย่างyàangเห็นภาพhěn-pâap
The author vividly describes the protagonist's profound sense of flutter in the heart during the moment of their unexpected reunion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wǎam
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หวามwǎamหวามwǎam[to] feel a sudden thrill; [to] feel a shiver[to] feel a sudden thrill; [to] feel a shiverPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
หวามใจwǎam-jaiหวามใจwǎam-jaithrilled; apprehensivethrilled; apprehensiveWord