เทใจ
tee-jaiMeaning
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[to] give wholehearted support or affection
To give one's affection, support, or loyalty wholeheartedly to someone or something.
Examples
แฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnfootball/soccer fanยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเทใจtee-jaiเทใจtee-jai[to] give wholehearted support or affectionเชียร์chiiaเชียร์chiia[to] cheer; supportทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]
The fans still wholeheartedly support their hometown team, even though it hasn't been winning much lately.
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เธอterเทใจtay jaiให้hâiเขาkăoเพราะpráwเขาkăoคอยkoiอยู่yòoข้างkâangๆ-ในnaiวันที่wan tîiเธอterมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa
She gave him her whole heart because he was always by her side when she had problems.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเทใจtee-jaiให้hâiผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkคนนี้kon-níiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoลงพื้นที่long-pʉ́ʉn-tîiรับฟังráp-fangปัญหาbpan-hǎaอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əไม่ใช่mâi-châiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ช่วงchûuangหาเสียงhǎa-sǐiang
The villagers wholeheartedly support this candidate because he regularly visits to listen to their problems, not just during election campaigns.
แม้mɛ́ɛโครงการฟื้นฟูkroong-gaan-fʉ́ʉn-fuuป่าbpàaจะjàยังyangไม่mâiเห็นผลhěn-pǒnชัดเจนchát-jeenคนในkon-naiชุมชนchum-chonก็gɔ̂ยังyangเทใจtee-jaiให้hâiและlɛ́พร้อมprɔ́ɔmช่วยกันchûuai-ganทำต่อtam-dtɔ̀ɔ
Although the forest restoration project has yet to show clear results, the community still wholeheartedly supports it and is ready to keep working together.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
เทใจtee-jaiเทใจtee-jai[to] give wholehearted support or affection[to] give wholehearted support or affectionWord