Willing in Thai

“Willing” in Thai is เต็มใจdtem-jai.

เต็มใจ dtem-jai

willing, glad to adjective

dtem mid
jai mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Parts: เต็มdtem full ใจjai heart

How to use it

เต็มใจdtem-jai, "a full heart", is doing something gladly, without being pushed. Shops and hotels promise service ด้วยความเต็มใจdûay kwaam dtem-jai, "with willingness", with a smile. When someone thanks you for a favour, ยินดีyin-dii, "glad to", is a warm "my pleasure".

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:

tem jai
temjai
tem chai

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
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones