ใจ๊
jáiMeanings
1InterjectionB2
got it?; understood?
used informally to ask if someone understands (shortened from เข้าใจ๊, a high-tone spoken variant of เข้าใจเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] assume; take sth to be true2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] understand; grasp)
Examples
ห้ามhâamห้ามhâam[to] forbid; prohibitกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀kกลับบ้านดึกglàp-bâan-dʉ̀k[to] go home late (at night); get home lateกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overสี่ทุ่มsìi-tûmสี่ทุ่มsìi-tûm110 p.m.2at 10 p.m.นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleใจ๊jáiใจ๊jái1got it?; understood?2[to] use
Don't come home later than 10 PM, got it?
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This work must be finished by tomorrow, understand?
จำไว้jam-wáiนะnáว่าwâaกฎgòtของkɔ̌ɔngที่นี่tîi-nîiคือkʉʉทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngตรงต่อเวลาdtrong-dtɔ̀ɔ-wee-laaและlɛ́ห้ามhâamเล่นlênโทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเด็ดขาดdèt-kàatใจ๊jái
Remember that the rule here is everyone must be punctual, and absolutely no playing on mobile phones during the meeting, got it?
2VerbC1
[to] use
to use (Northern Thai dialect, equivalent to ใช้ใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount) in standard Thai)
Examples
มือถือmeuu tĕuuมือถือmeuu tĕuu1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)เครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleเปิ้นbpêrnเปิ้นbpêrn1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)ใจ๊jáiใจ๊jái1got it?; understood?2[to] useกั๋นgănกั๋นgăn1each other; one another2together; jointly3[to] prevent; block; protect; separateแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This mobile phone is old; they don't use it anymore.
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เฮาบ่ฮู้hao bò húuว่าwâaชาวสวนchaao sŭuanเปิ้นbpêrnใจ๊jáiสารเคมีsăan kee-meeอะหยังà-yăngพ่นpônผักกาดpàk gàat
We don't know what chemicals the farmers used to spray the cabbages.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛเปิ้นbpə̂ənสอนsɔ̌ɔnว่าwâaหื้อhʉ́ʉใจ๊jáiจ่ายjàaiอย่างyàangประหยัดbprà-yàtจะjàไปbpaiใจ๊jáiเงินngənฟุ่มเฟือยfûm-fʉʉai
The elders teach us to spend economically and not to use money extravagantly.
การgaanตี้dtêeเฮาhaoใจ๊jáiกำgamเมืองmeuuangอู้ôoกั๋นgănในหมู่nai mòoละอ่อนlá-ònรุ่นใหม่rûn màiจะjàจ่วยjùuaiอนุรักษ์à-nú-rákภาษาpaa-săaพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanบ่bòหื้อhêuuaสูญหายsŏon hăai
Using the Northern Thai dialect to converse among the younger generation will help preserve the local language from disappearing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |