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How to say startled, shocked
in Thai
ตกใจ
dtòk-jai
startled, shocked
dtòk lowjai mid
The heart 'falls' when something makes you jump. ตกใจหมดเลย 'you scared the life out of me'.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Literally
- heart falls
- Remember it
- HEART FALLS to the floor: shocked!
In a sentence
- ตกใจหมดเลยdtòk-jai mòt loeiYou gave me a fright!
- ไม่ต้องตกใจmâi dtâawng dtòk-jaiDon't panic.
From the same situation: Feelings and the ใจ words
- ชอบto like
- รักto love
- อยากto want to (do)
- อยากได้to want (a thing)
- ไม่ค่อยnot very, not really
- ง่วงsleepy
- เบื่อbored, fed up
- สนุกfun
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