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dâai-jaiMeanings
1VerbB1
win someone's heart; win favor
to win someone’s affection, trust, or approval; to impress
Examples
คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจริงใจjing jaiจริงใจjing jai1sincere; genuine2[to] be sincere (toward [sb]/[sth])ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsได้ใจdâai jaiได้ใจdâai jai1win someone's heart; win favor2get carried away; become overconfidentคนฟังkon fangคนฟังkon fang1listener2listening audienceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเต็มๆdtem-dtemเต็มๆdtem-dtem1fully; completely; in full (no reduction)2squarely; directly; head‑on3plainly; clearly (unobstructed)
His sincere words completely won over the audience.
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พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiคนนี้kon-níiขยันขันแข็งkà-yǎn-kǎn-kɛ̌ngและlɛ́มีน้ำใจmii-náam-jaiเลยləəiได้ใจdâai-jaiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaและlɛ́เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanทุกคนtúk-kon
This new employee is diligent and kind, so he has won the approval of the boss and all his colleagues.
แค่kâeช่วยchûuaiคุณยายkun yaaiถือtĕuuaของkŏngเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiก็gâwได้ใจdâai jaiท่านtâanไปแล้วbpai láew
Just by helping the old lady carry a few small things, you've already won her affection.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiลดlótค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดchútนี้níiได้ใจdâai-jaiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonรากหญ้าrâak-yâaเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
This government's policy to reduce the cost of living has greatly impressed the grassroots population.
2VerbB2
get carried away; become overconfident
to become overconfident or push one’s advantage after a success or praise
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenครูชมkruu-chomครูชมkruu-chomTeacher Chom (proper name)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelหน่อยเดียวnɔ̀i-diiaoหน่อยเดียวnɔ̀i-diiao1only a little; just a bit2a small amount (of) (after a noun)3for a moment; just a momentเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[to] begin to; start to4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)7[to] withdraw; [to] pull backจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
As soon as the teacher praised him a little for being smart, he started to get overconfident and wouldn't listen to anyone.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngได้ใจdâai-jaiไปbpaiแค่kɛ̂ɛนำnamอยู่yùuลูกเดียวlûuk-diiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตามทันdtaam-tanหรอกrɔ̀k
Don't get carried away yet; we're only leading by one goal. They could catch up.
การที่gaan-tîiเราraoยอมyɔɔmเขาkǎoครั้งkrángก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoได้ใจdâai-jaiและlɛ́เรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngอะไรà-raiที่tîiไร้เหตุผลrái-hèet-pǒnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The fact that we gave in to him last time has made him overconfident, and now he's making more unreasonable demands.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiสหภาพแรงงานsà-hà-pâap-rɛɛng-ngaanได้ใจdâai-jaiจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpaiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiจึงjʉngควบkûuapคุมสถานการณ์kum-sà-tǎa-ná-gaanไม่อยู่mâi-yùu
The management let the labor union become too emboldened, and in the end, they couldn't control the situation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dâai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
ได้ใจdâai-jaiได้ใจdâai-jaiwin someone's heart; win favorwin someone's heart; win favorWord