FeelingsCare in Thai
“Care” in Thai is แคร์kae; you'll also hear ใส่ใจsài-jai (care about) and ดูแลduu-lae (take care of).
to care, to mind (from English) verb
- kae mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
to care about, pay attention to verb
- sài low
- jai mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
to take care of, look after verb
- duu mid
- lae mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
Thais borrowed "care" for not caring: ไม่แคร์mâi kae, I don't care, or I don't mind what people say. Caring about someone or something, down to the details, is ใส่ใจsài-jai, "putting your heart in", and looking after someone is ดูแลduu-lae: ดูแลตัวเองด้วยนะduu-lae dtua-eeng dûay ná, take care of yourself, is a warm goodbye. Caring for someone you worry about is เป็นห่วงbpen-hùang. To shrug something off, Thais say ช่างมันchâang man, forget it.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- care
- doo lae
- du lae
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