หักใจ
hàk-jaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] suppress one's feelings; force oneself to let go
To force oneself to set aside strong feelings or desires, especially to give up an emotional attachment or resist doing something one wants to do.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหักใจhàk-jaiหักใจhàk-jai[to] suppress one's feelings; force oneself to let goเลิกlə̂əkเลิกlə̂ək1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ1[to] contact; get in touch2[to] touch; be in contact; connect; adjoin3[to] spread; be transmitted (of a disease)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีครอบครัวmii-krɔ̂ɔp-kruuaมีครอบครัวmii-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua1[to] have a family2[to] be marriedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I still love him, but I have to force myself to stop contacting him because he already has a family.
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เธอtəəอยากyàakซื้อsʉ́ʉกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoใบbaiใหม่màiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂หักใจhàk-jaiไม่mâiซื้อsʉ́ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บเงินgèp-ngənไว้wáiจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoห้องhɔ̂ng
She really wanted to buy a new bag, but she forced herself not to buy it so she could save the money for rent.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpบ้านbâanหลังlǎngนี้níiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเด็กdèkเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngหักใจhàk-jaiขายkǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาเงินhǎa-ngənมาmaaรักษาrák-sǎaแม่mɛ̂ɛ
Although he had been attached to this house since childhood, he had to bring himself to sell it to pay for his mother's medical treatment.
การgaanหักใจhàk-jaiเลิกรักlə̂ək-rákใครสักคนkrai-sàk-konไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangง่ายngâaiโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทุกอย่างtúk-yàangรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuuaยังyangทำให้tam-hâiนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngเขาkǎo
Forcing yourself to stop loving someone is not easy, especially when everything around you still reminds you of them.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; less[to] break; snapPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
หักใจhàk-jaiหักใจhàk-jai[to] suppress one's feelings; force oneself to let go[to] suppress one's feelings; force oneself to let goWord