be pleased with
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- 1 be pleased with、rejoice at、admire and congratulate
This means to feel genuinely pleased and admiring about someone’s success or a good outcome. It is a somewhat formal, written-sounding expression.
be pleased with、rejoice at、admire and congratulate
Used when someone recognizes a success, achievement, or good news as admirable and feels pleased about it.
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คุณพ่อชื่นชมยินดีในความสำเร็จของลูก khun phɔ̂ɔ chʉ̂ʉn chom yin dii nay khwaam sǎmrèt khɔ̌ɔŋ lûuk The father was genuinely pleased with his child’s success. คุณพ่อชื่นชมยินดีในความสำเร็จของลูก details
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เราขอชื่นชมยินดีกับความสำเร็จของคุณ raw khɔ̌ɔ chʉ̂ʉn chom yin dii kàp khwaam sǎmrèt khɔ̌ɔŋ khun We would like to admire and congratulate you on your success. เราขอชื่นชมยินดีกับความสำเร็จของคุณ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ชื่นชมยินดี combines ชื่นชม, “to admire or praise,” and ยินดี, “to be pleased.” So it does not just mean being happy; it suggests being pleased because something is admirable or worth celebrating. It fits speeches, congratulations, news, school or workplace messages, and other semi-formal or formal contexts. It often appears with ใน or กับ before the achievement or good outcome.
Usage
It is commonly used when publicly congratulating or recognizing achievements such as awards, graduation, promotion, admission, or a successful project.
Caution
For simply saying “I’m happy,” ดีใจ is more natural. For a casual “congratulations,” use ยินดีด้วย. ชื่นชมยินดี can sound too formal or weighty in casual conversation.