เกรงใจ(greng jai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] hold back out of consideration
to refrain from asking or doing something so as not to trouble or inconvenience someone
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerยืมyeumยืมyeum1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [sb’s] style/idea; [to] imitateเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เกรงใจgreng jaiเกรงใจgreng jai1[to] hold back out of consideration2[to] feel reluctant out of respect/considerationเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
I wanted to borrow money, but I refrained from asking so as not to bother them.
2VerbB2
[to] feel reluctant out of respect/consideration
to feel you should not trouble someone because you respect them or do not want to impose; to hold back due to social consideration
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เกรงใจgreng jaiเกรงใจgreng jai1[to] hold back out of consideration2[to] feel reluctant out of respect/considerationเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1to request that; to ask that2May ...; I wish that ...เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตอนดึกdton dèukตอนดึกdton dèuk1late at night2late night (time period)
I felt I shouldn’t trouble him, so I didn’t dare ask him to help move things late at night.
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Word Breakdown
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เกรงใจgreng jaiเกรงใจgreng jai[to] hold back out of consideration