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This
is a common jai phrase used feeling sorry.
You may feel sorry seaa
jai or rúu
sùek seaa jai) in several
different situations: (i) for something
bad that has happened to you; for something
that you said or did to another that you
regret; and for a misfortunate that has
befallen another. In the first sense,
you may feel sorry because you your boyfriend
or girlfriend has left you, or that your
close relative has passed away. In the
second sense, the expression is used in
the context of asking for forgiveness.
You may have said harsh words to someone
or did something to hurt their feelings,
and want to express your regrets by saying
you feel seaa
jai. In the third sense, it is
used to express sympathy. For example,
you wish to convey your condolence to
a friend whose father has died; you can
say, “Seaa jai dûaay ná
khráp/ khá,”
which means “Please accept my sympathy.”
Sad
Heart
sâw
jai (adj.) เศร้าใจ
When
the machinery of joy and hope breaks down,
the phrase sâw
jai may come in handy. Some experience
is causing you to suffer from a broken-heart
condition. The “sad heart”
person is miserable, feeling emotional
pain and sorrow. The situations include:
(i) you’ve been dumped by your girlfriend
or boyfriend; (ii) someone has disappointed
you by their words or deeds; (iii) you
finished watching a sad movie in which
a child dies in a grisly murder; and (iv)
you heard news that some innocent people
suffered a great misfortune such as a
building has collapsed, killing a hundred
people, or a hotel fire has caused many
deaths. |
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