อัดอั้นตันใจ(àt ân dtan jai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

emotionally pent-up; unable to express feelings

Feeling emotionally blocked, distressed, or suffocated from being unable to express one's feelings.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jaiอัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jai1emotionally pent-up; unable to express feelings2[to] feel emotionally pent-up; have bottled‑up feelingsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâat[to] be unable (to); cannotบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
He felt emotionally blocked from being unable to tell his family the truth.
2VerbB2

[to] feel emotionally pent-up; have bottled‑up feelings

To experience inner pressure or distress from holding back one’s emotions; to feel bottled up.

Examples

ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)เลิกกับlêrk gàpเลิกกับlêrk gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengเข้มแข็งkêm-kăeng1strong; resilient (mental/emotional)2robust; sturdy (health/spirit)3forceful; vigorous (policy/action)ต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jaiอัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jai1emotionally pent-up; unable to express feelings2[to] feel emotionally pent-up; have bottled‑up feelingsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2the inside; the interior3inside (of); within
Even though he broke up with his girlfriend, he has to act strong in front of his friends, which makes him feel bottled up inside.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

อัดอั้นàt ânอัดอั้นàt ân1repressed; bottled-up (feelings); pent-up2[to] be choked up; [to] feel pent-upPart 1
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ตันdtanตันdtan1dense; solid (not hollow)2stuck; out of ideas3ton; tonne (metric unit)4blocked; cloggedPart 2
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 3
อัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jaiอัดอั้นตันใจàt ân dtan jaiemotionally pent-up; unable to express feelings