ให้ใจอ่อน
hâi jai on
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] soften someone’s heart
to cause someone to become less strict, angry, or resistant and more sympathetic or forgiving
Examples
คำขอร้องkam kŏr róngคำขอร้องkam kŏr róng1plea; earnest request2polite requestอย่างจริงใจyàang jing jaiอย่างจริงใจyàang jing jaisincerely; genuinelyของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เจ้านายใจอ่อนjâo naai jai ònเจ้านายใจอ่อนjâo naai jai òna soft-hearted, lenient bossและláeและláeand (coordinating)ยอมให้yom hâiยอมให้yom hâi[to] allow; [to] permit; [to] letโอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityอีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once more
His sincere plea made the boss's heart soften and he agreed to give him another chance.
2NounB2
[to] win over emotionally
to persuade someone by appealing to their feelings rather than by forceful arguments
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingหว่านล้อมwàan lómหว่านล้อมwàan lómto persuade tactfullyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ใจอ่อนjai ònใจอ่อนjai òn1soft-hearted; tender-hearted2[to] relent; give in easily; be easily swayed3weak-willed; easily persuaded (neg.)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toทั้งๆที่táng táng têeทั้งๆที่táng táng têealthough; even though; despite the fact thatฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1[!] Go ahead; go right now2completely; all the way; way too (post‑verb/adj intensifier)3go straight on; go past; continue on (directions)
He tried to sweet-talk me into going on the trip with him, even though I really didn't want to go.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เอาชนะใจao chá-ná jaiเอาชนะใจao chá-ná jai1[to] win [sb]'s heart; win [sb] over2[to] overcome one's own feelings
- [to] win [sb]'s heart; win [sb] over
- [to] overcome one's own feelings
กล่อมglòmกล่อมglòm1[to] lull; soothe to sleep2[to] coax; cajole3[to] temper; condition (wood/ware)
- [to] lull; soothe to sleep
- [to] coax; cajole
- [to] temper; condition (wood/ware)
Word Breakdown
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ให้ใจอ่อนhâi jai onให้ใจอ่อนhâi jai on[to] soften someone’s heart