Mind in Thai

“Mind” in Thai is จิตใจjìt-jai; you'll also hear จิตjìt (formal).

จิตใจ jìt-jai

mind, heart, spirit noun also in speech

jìt low
jai mid

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

จิต jìt

mind (formal; in Buddhism and medicine) noun

jìt low

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

How to use it

จิตใจjìt-jai is the mind and heart together: someone's character, mood and inner life. จิตjìt alone is the mind in Buddhist teaching and in medical words: จิตแพทย์jìt-dtà-pâet, a psychiatrist, and สุขภาพจิตsùk-kà-pâap jìt, mental health. A volunteer, or the volunteering spirit, is จิตอาสาjìt-aa-sǎa, literally "volunteer mind".

In conversation Thais say ใจjai: ใจดีjai-dii, kind, and สบายใจsà-baai jai, at ease.

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:

chit chai
chitjai

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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