เอาที่สบายใจ(ao têe sà-baai jai)
Meanings
1NounB1
up to you; whatever you want
a phrase meaning 'do whatever you feel is best' or 'it's up to you', used to give someone freedom of choice.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessityเอาที่สบายใจao têe sà-baai jaiเอาที่สบายใจao têe sà-baai jai1up to you; whatever you want2fine, whatever (sarcastic)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This evening we can eat at home or go out to eat, do whatever you prefer.
2NounB2
fine, whatever (sarcastic)
a phrase used sarcastically or passive-aggressively to mean 'fine, do whatever you want', implying disapproval or resignation.
Examples
เตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offลงทุนlong tunลงทุนlong tun1to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)2investment; act of investing3[to] invest (money; resources)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเอาที่สบายใจao têe sà-baai jaiเอาที่สบายใจao têe sà-baai jai1up to you; whatever you want2fine, whatever (sarcastic)
I've warned you not to invest in this company, but if you don't believe me... fine, do whatever you want.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แล้วแต่เลยláeo dtàe loeiแล้วแต่เลยláeo dtàe loei1it's up to you; whatever2it's up to you; whatever you want3fine, whatever (sarcastic)
- it's up to you; whatever
- it's up to you; whatever you want
- fine, whatever (sarcastic)
ดูยูdoo yooดูยูdoo yoo(slang) you do you; do what you want
(slang) you do you; do what you want
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เอาที่สบายใจao têe sà-baai jaiเอาที่สบายใจao têe sà-baai jaiup to you; whatever you want