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How to say main idea, gist
in Thai
ใจความสำคัญ
jai-kwaam-sǎm-kan
main idea, gist
jai midkwaam midsǎm risingkan mid
The heart of the text. Thai schools drill อ่านจับใจความ: finding it.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ใจความสำคัญอยู่ย่อหน้าสุดท้ายjai-kwaam-sǎm-kan yùu yâaw-nâa sùt-táaiThe main idea is in the last paragraph.
From the same situation: Capstone: living fully in Thai
- ค่าเช่าล่วงหน้าrent in advance
- ระยะสัญญาcontract term, lease length
- ราคาตลาดmarket rate
- ตามจริงat actual cost; actually
- ค่าน้ำค่าไฟutility bills (water and power)
- ขึ้นค่าเช่าto raise the rent
- จ่ายรายปีto pay annually
- อยู่ยาวto stay long-term
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ใจความสำคัญ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Negotiate a lease renewal, give a wedding toast, read and summarise a Thai article, and write a formal email, switching register as you go: everything from A1 to B2 working together.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
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- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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