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How to say calm, patient
in Thai
ใจเย็น
jai-yen
calm, patient
jai midyen mid
'Cool heart': one of the highest compliments. Doubled, ใจเย็นๆ, it means 'calm down'.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Literally
- cool heart
- Remember it
- COOL HEART: stay calm.
In a sentence
- เขาใจเย็นมากkǎo jai-yen mâakHe's very patient.
- ใจเย็นๆjai yen-yenCalm down.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
ใจเย็น, the highest praise, and ใจร้อน, the gentle criticism
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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