เอาแต่ใจ(ao dtàe jai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

self-centered; stubbornly willful

Describing someone who insists on getting their own way without considering others; self-centered and headstrong.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาแต่ใจao dtàe jaiเอาแต่ใจao dtàe jai1self-centered; stubbornly willful2[to] insist on one’s own way; be self-indulgentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอย่างที่yàang têeอย่างที่yàang têeas; like; the way thatตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
He is very self-centered, wanting everything to be his way even if it burdens others.
2VerbB2

[to] insist on one’s own way; be self-indulgent

To behave in a way that puts one’s own wishes first and ignores others’ feelings or rules; to be headstrong.

Examples

น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เอาแต่ใจao dtàe jaiเอาแต่ใจao dtàe jai1self-centered; stubbornly willful2[to] insist on one’s own way; be self-indulgentไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยเวลาloie way-laaเลยเวลาloie way-laa[to] be past the time; [to] be late; [to] be overdueเล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play games
My younger brother is headstrong and refuses to listen to anyone when playing games.

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