Excerpt
Sample
Jai phrases
Earnest
Heart
duay nam say jai jing
The feeling of giving something to another without any expectation
of receiving something in return for the gift. Another person
may help a friend in their work studies. It is done out of the
goodness of one’s heart and not for selfish reasons. The person
rendering the good deed would not accept money for his or her
action.
Jerkily
Dancing Heart
jai teen may pen jangwa
Something has caused the heart to flutter or dance madly. This
is the feeling of excitement experienced in relation to a person,
thing or event. It might be the rush and thrill of an amusement
park ride. Or it may be that Lek is so overwhelmed in meeting
a movie heart-throb, that her heart starts pounding out of control.
Vinai asks Noi out for dinner. She has had a secret crush on Vinai,
so the invitation causes Noi to feel jai teen may pen jangwa.
Her heart is jerkily dancing about in her chest.
Small
Heart
jai nOOy
A person who has a jai nOOy nature is extremely sensitive
and may become hurt or sad more readily than somone else. Such
a person may read into your actions or words motives which you
did not intend, suggesting that you have made an unfair accusation
or insulted him or her. Care must be taken not to speak carelessly
with such a person or you run the risk of hurting his or her feelings.
Black
Heart
jai dam
This phrase is criticism hurled at you in circumstances where
you fully understand another person’s problem or setback and yet,
despite your knowledge of the urgent need for help, you turn your
back and walk away. A Thai friend requests a loan to pay for the
hospital expense of her mother and you refuse even though you
could easily afford making the loan. The friend may retort that
you have a “black heart”. The best English word to express the
kind of person who bears the label jai dam is pitiless.
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