ใจความ(jai kwaam)
Meanings
1NounB1
main idea; gist
the central idea or most important meaning in what is said or written
Examples
สรุปแล้วsà-rùp láewสรุปแล้วsà-rùp láewin conclusion; in the endใจความjai kwaamใจความjai kwaam1substance; essential content2main idea; gistของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1give us; give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)
In summary, the central idea of what he said is that we should watch our expenses.
2NounB2
substance; essential content
the essential content or substance of a message, paragraph, or text
Examples
สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upใจความjai kwaamใจความjai kwaam1substance; essential content2main idea; gistของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsจดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขอเลื่อนkŏr lêuuanขอเลื่อนkŏr lêuuan[to] ask to postpone [sth]; [to] request to reschedule [sth]นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5bullet (round of ammunition)
The essential content of the letter is that he requests to postpone the appointment.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สาระสำคัญsăa-rá săm-kanสาระสำคัญsăa-rá săm-kan1essence; gist; main point; substance2key provisions; essential terms
- essence; gist; main point; substance
- key provisions; essential terms
สาระsăa-ráสาระsăa-rá1substance; essence2content (educational)3key point; gist
- substance; essence
- content (educational)
- key point; gist
เนื้อความnéuua kwaamเนื้อความnéuua kwaam1content/body of text2substance/meaning
- content/body of text
- substance/meaning
แก่นgàenแก่นgàen1core; essence2heartwood3kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)4cheeky; bold (colloq.)
- core; essence
- heartwood
- kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)
- cheeky; bold (colloq.)
เนื้อหาnéuua hăaเนื้อหาnéuua hăa1content; subject matter2coverage; material
- content; subject matter
- coverage; material
Word Breakdown
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ใจความjai kwaamใจความjai kwaammain idea; gist