Sabai Thai

Emotions & Feelings: what a phrasebook leaves out

Feelings often use ใจ (jai, heart): ดีใจ (glad), เสียใจ (sad), เกรงใจ (considerate). Collect the ใจ words - they reveal a lot about Thai culture.

The phrases this applies to

ดีใจ
dii jai
Happy / glad
เศร้า
sera
Sad
เหนื่อย
nueai
Tired
หิว
hiu
Hungry
หิวน้ำ
hio nam
Thirsty
สบายดี
sa-baai-dee
Fine / well
ไม่สบาย
mâi sà-baai
Sick / unwell
เป็นยังไงบ้าง
pen yang ngai baang
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These come from chapter 11 of the course, where the full word list and audio live.
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