แทบขาดใจ
tâep kàat jai
Meanings
1AdverbB2
to an extreme degree; almost to death
an idiomatic adverb used after a verb to mean 'almost to death' or 'to the point of collapse/suffocation' from strong effort, pain, laughter, or sorrow.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)วิ่งตามwîng dtaamวิ่งตามwîng dtaam1[to] run after; chase2[to] chase; pursue (goals/trends/attention)3[to] chase after (romantically); fawn overรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหนื่อยแทบขาดใจnèuay tâep kàat jaiเหนื่อยแทบขาดใจnèuay tâep kàat jaiextremely tired; exhausted
I ran after the bus until I was breathless.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ขาดใจkàat jaiขาดใจkàat jai1[to] die; stop breathing2[to] be heartbroken; be devastated (figurative)Part 2
แทบขาดใจtâep kàat jaiแทบขาดใจtâep kàat jaito an extreme degree; almost to death