Encouragement in Thai

“Encouragement” in Thai is กำลังใจgam-lang-jai.

กำลังใจ gam-lang-jai

encouragement, moral support; morale noun

gam mid
lang mid
jai mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Parts: กำลังgam-lang strength, power ใจjai heart

How to use it

กำลังใจgam-lang-jai, "heart strength", is the support you give someone facing an exam, an illness or a hard job. Thais say เป็นกำลังใจให้นะbpen gam-lang-jai hâi ná, "I'm your heart strength", where English says good luck or I'm rooting for you, and สู้ๆsûu-sûu, "fight, fight!", to cheer someone on. Losing heart is หมดกำลังใจmòt gam-lang-jai.

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:

kamlang jai
kumlungjai
kamlangjai

More feelings in Thai

All feelings

มีความสุข mii kwaam-sùk Happy
to be happy
เสียใจ sǐa-jai Sad
ซึมเศร้า suem-sâo Depressed
เหงา ngǎo Lonely
คิดถึงบ้าน kít-tǔeng bâan Homesick
homesick (literally 'miss home')
ร้องไห้ ráwng-hâai Cry
to cry

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones