ใจสู้
jai-sûuMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
determined; resilient
having a fighting spirit and not giving up easily; determined; resilient.
Examples
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàeven though; althoughป่วยbpùuaiป่วยbpùuai1sick; ill; unwell2[to] be ill; fall sickแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerใจสู้jai-sûuใจสู้jai-sûudetermined; resilientมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Even though he is sick, he has a great fighting spirit.
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นักมวยnák muuayคนkonนั้นnánตัวdtuuaเล็กกว่าlék gwàaคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoแต่dtàeใจสู้jai sôoไม่mâiยอมแพ้yom páeง่ายๆngâai ngâai
That boxer is smaller than his opponent, but he is determined and doesn't give up easily.
ตราบใดที่dtràap-dai-tîiเราraoยังyangใจสู้jai-sûuสักวันsàk-wanก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเป็นbpenวันwanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
As long as we keep our fighting spirit, one day will be our day.
ความkwaamใจสู้jai-sûuของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเป็นbpenแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimฮึดสู้hʉ́t-sûuจนjonคว้าชัยชนะkwáa-chai-chá-náมาmaaได้dâaiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Her resilient spirit inspired her teammates to fight back and finally seize victory.
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
กจฎฏดตบปอ
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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สู้sûuสู้sûu1[to] fight; struggle2keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)3[to] compete; contend (against)4[to] withstand; cope with; afford5[to] match; compare with; equal[to] fight; strugglePart 2
ใจสู้jai-sûuใจสู้jai-sûudetermined; resilientdetermined; resilientWord