At ease in Thai

“At ease” in Thai is สบายใจsà-baai-jai; you'll also hear ไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai-jai (the opposite).

สบายใจ sà-baai-jai

at ease, with nothing on your mind adjective

sà low
baai mid
jai mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: สบายsà-baai comfortable, well ใจjai heart

ไม่สบายใจ mâi sà-baai-jai

uneasy, worried, upset adjective the opposite

mâi falling
sà low
baai mid
jai mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

สบายใจsà-baai-jai is a light heart: no worries, nothing nagging at you. Friends check on each other with สบายใจขึ้นไหมsà-baai-jai kûen mǎi, feeling better? The opposite, ไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai-jai, is uneasy or upset. Careful: without ใจjai, ไม่สบายmâi sà-baai means you're sick.