ใจ๋
jǎiMeaning
1NounB1
heart; mind (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, the heart; by extension, one’s mind, feelings, or disposition.
Examples
ข้าเจ้าkâa-jâaoข้าเจ้าkâa-jâaoI; me (Northern Thai)ดีใจ๋dii-jǎiดีใจ๋dii-jǎihappy; gladตี้dtîiตี้dtîi1squad; team; group (slang)2party; hangout (event) (slang)3[to] hang out; party; form a team (slang)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerปะbpàปะbpà1[to] patch; mend2[to] stick; apply; pasteป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛป้อแม่bpɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparents (Northern Thai)
I am happy that I got to meet my parents.
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He is a kind-hearted person; everyone loves him.
บ่bòต้องdtôngเป๋นห่วงbpĕn hùuangเน้อnérสบายใจ๋sà-baai jăiได้เลยdâai loeiข้าเจ้าkâa jâoดูแลdoo laeตั๋วเก่าdtŭua gàoได้dâi
Don't worry, okay? You can be at ease. I can take care of myself.
ฟังfangเรื่องrêuuangของkŏngเปิ้นbpêrnแล้วláeoมันmanกิ๋นใจ๋gĭn jăiแต๊ๆdtáe dtáeเฮาบ่ฮู้hao bò húuเลยloieว่าwâaเปิ้นbpêrnลำบากlam-bàakจะอี้jà-êe
Listening to her story was truly heart-wrenching; I had no idea she had been through hardship like this.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |