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To your liking in Thai

“To your liking” in Thai is ถูกใจtùuk-jai.

ถูกใจ tùuk-jai

to be to your liking, to please verb

  • tùuk low
  • jai mid
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ถูกtùuk to hit; correct ใจjai heart, mind

You'll hear it in Sabai Sabai (สบาย สบาย).

How to use it

ถูกใจtùuk-jai, "hits the heart", is when something is just what you like: a gift, a place, a song, a new haircut. Shopkeepers ask ถูกใจไหมtùuk-jai mǎi, and it's the name of the Like button on Thai Facebook, though people say ไลก์lái. The general verb for liking is ชอบchâwp; ถูกใจtùuk-jai is the pleasure of a good match.

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:

  • thuk chai
  • took jai
  • thook jai

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More feelings in Thai

All feelings
  • 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

  • น้ำตา náam-dtaa Tears

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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