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Hooked on in Thai

“Hooked on” in Thai is ติดใจdtìt-jai.

ติดใจ dtìt-jai

to be hooked on, to be taken with verb

dtìt low
jai mid

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

Parts: ติดdtìt to stick ใจjai heart, mind

You'll hear it in Phu Sao Kha Lao (ผู้สาวขาเลาะ).

How to use it

ติดใจdtìt-jai, "stuck in the heart", is being so taken with something that you want more: a taste, a place, a person you've just met. Plain ติดdtìt is the stronger, less charming hooked, addicted: ติดเกมdtìt geem, hooked on games. In formal Thai, ติดใจdtìt-jai can also mean still having doubts about something.

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:

tit jai
tid jai
tit chai

Read more

Song Phu Sao Kha Lao (ผู้สาวขาเลาะ) The cheeky Isan hit that made Lamyai a star: a girl who would rather go to every village festival than study admits she likes a guy who already has a girlfriend, and waits 'on standby' for them to break up. Each Isan line maps neatly onto Central Thai, so it teaches everyday words (to know, to compete, to break up, to be hooked on someone), the Isan particles you'll hear all over the northeast, and a pun about school grades.

More feelings in Thai

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

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