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| เอาใจ aoM jaiM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เอา-ไจ |
| IPA | ʔaw tɕaj |
| Royal Thai General System | ao chai |
| 1. [verb, idiom] | |||
| definition | to pamper; to sooth | ||
| components |  เอา  | aoM | to desire; to want; to specify or order |
| ใจ | jaiM | heart; spirit; spiritual center or core; soul; inner being; mind | |
| examples | |||
ดูแลเอาใจใส่ | duuM laaeM aoM jaiM saiL | take care of; look after; nurture; raise; sustain; bring up; foster | |
| เอาใจช่วย | aoM jaiM chuayF | to wish someone success | |
| sample sentences | คนที่โตแล้วแต่ทำตัวเป็นเด็ก ยังอ้อนให้แม่เอาใจให้ทำสิ่งนั้นสิ่งนี้ให้จึงจะถูกตำหนิว่า โตแล้วยังทำตัวเป็นหนูแดงอยู่อีก khohnM theeF dto:hM laaeoH dtaaeL thamM dtuaaM bpenM dekL yangM aawnF haiF maaeF aoM jaiM haiF thamM singL nanH singL neeH haiF jeungM jaL thuukL dtamM niL waaF dto:hM laaeoH yangM thamM dtuaaM bpenM nuuR daaengM yuuL eekL "A person who is all grown up but still acts like a child, who whines for his or her mother to do this or that for him or her will be criticize as still being 'a big baby'." | ||
อาทิตย์ก่อนมันก็ด่าทอใส่ฉันอย่างรุนแรง อาทิตย์นี้มันมาเอาใจฉันสารพัด นี่มันมาไม้ไหนกันแน่ aaM thitH gaawnL manM gaawF daaL thaawM saiL chanR yaangL roonM raaengM aaM thitH neeH manM maaM aoM jaiM chanR saaR raH phatH neeF manM maaM maaiH naiR ganM naaeF "Last week he was cussing me out like crazy! This week, he's like waiting on me hand and foot. What's his deal?" | |||
ถ้าเอาใจ แลกใจ จะได้ใจ ถ้าเอาเงินแลกใจ ไม่ได้ใจ thaaF aoM jaiM laaekF jaiM jaL daiF jaiM thaaF aoM ngernM laaekF jaiM maiF daiF jaiM "If you please people and empathize with them, you can win them over; but if you try to bribe them to like you, you will fail." "You can win people over with respect, but you can not win them over with money." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to try to please; behave well; please | ||
| components | เอา | aoM | to desire; to want; to specify or order |
| ใจ | jaiM | heart; spirit; spiritual center or core; soul; inner being; mind | |
| sample sentences | |||
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