ใจฝ่อ
jai-fɔ̀ɔMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
discouraged; faint-hearted; timid
Discouraged, faint-hearted, or easily scared; having lost courage, often from being intimidated.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔ1discouraged; faint-hearted; timid2[to] lose one's nerve; [to] be intimidatedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ชั้นเรียนchán-riianชั้นเรียนchán-riian1class; lesson; course session2class/group of students3class level; grade/year
He is a faint-hearted person; he doesn't dare to speak in front of the class.
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คนkonใจฝ่อjai fòrมักจะmák jàยอมแพ้yom páeอะไรà-raiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiเมื่อmêuuaเจอjerปัญหาbpan-hăaเล็กน้อยlék nói
Discouraged people tend to give up easily when they face small problems.
ถ้าtâaเธอterเป็นbpenคนkonใจฝ่อjai fòrขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeคงkongทำงานtam ngaanที่têeต้องdtôngตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเร็วๆreo reoไม่ได้mâi dâaiหรอกròk
If you are this faint-hearted, you probably can't do a job that requires quick decisions.
การเป็นgaan-bpenผู้นำpûu-namที่ดีtîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngไม่mâiเป็นbpenคนkonใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngกล้าglâaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpความท้าทายkwaam-táa-taaiทุกtúkรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛp
Being a good leader requires not being faint-hearted, but rather having the courage to face all kinds of challenges.
2VerbB1
[to] lose one's nerve; [to] be intimidated
To suddenly feel scared and lose the courage to continue or face something.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูnguuงูnguusnakeตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔ1discouraged; faint-hearted; timid2[to] lose one's nerve; [to] be intimidatedทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When I saw the big snake, I suddenly lost my courage.
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เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàขอkɔ̌ɔเธอtəəแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเห็นหน้าhěn-nâaพ่อpɔ̂ɔของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔไม่mâiกล้าglâaพูดpûut
He intended to propose to her, but when he saw her father's face, he suddenly lost his nerve and didn't dare to say anything.
นักมวยnák-muuaiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔไปbpaiชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nàเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuตัวdtuuaใหญ่กว่าyài-gwàaเขาkǎoมากmâak
The boxer momentarily lost his courage when he saw his opponent was much bigger than him.
เมื่อmêuuaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวkàaoว่าwâaบริษัทbò-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkôo kàengเปิดตัวbpèrt dtuuaผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panที่têeเหนือกว่าnĕuua gwàaทีมงานteem ngaanของเราkŏng raoก็gâwพากันpaa ganใจฝ่อjai fòrไปbpaiตามๆdtaam dtaamกันgan
Upon hearing the news that a rival company launched a superior product, our team members collectively lost their courage.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
jai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 1
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ฝ่อfɔ̀ɔฝ่อfɔ̀ɔ1[to] be shriveled; [to] be atrophied2[to] lose courage; [to] be discouraged[to] be shriveled; [to] be atrophiedPart 2
ใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔใจฝ่อjai-fɔ̀ɔdiscouraged; faint-hearted; timiddiscouraged; faint-hearted; timidWord