like
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- 1 like、be to one's liking、be pleased with、be satisfied with
- 2 like [on social media]、click Like
This word means that something suits your taste or expectations and feels pleasing to you. It is often used for things, places, services, gifts, or ideas that are to someone’s liking.
like、be to one's liking、be pleased with、be satisfied with
Used when something matches someone’s taste, preference, or expectations and feels pleasing or satisfying.
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ฉันถูกใจร้านนี้มาก chǎn thùuk cay ráan níi mâak I really like this restaurant. ฉันถูกใจร้านนี้มาก details
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ของขวัญชิ้นนี้ถูกใจแม่มาก khɔ̌ɔŋ khwǎn chín níi thùuk cay mɛ̂ɛ mâak This gift was very much to my mother’s liking. ของขวัญชิ้นนี้ถูกใจแม่มาก details
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ถ้าไม่ถูกใจ เปลี่ยนได้นะ thâa mây thùuk cay plìan dâay ná If you don’t like it, you can exchange it. ถ้าไม่ถูกใจ เปลี่ยนได้นะ details
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แบบบ้านนี้ถูกใจไหม bɛ̀ɛp bâan níi thùuk cay mǎy Do you like this house design? แบบบ้านนี้ถูกใจไหม details
like [on social media]、click Like
Used in social media contexts for clicking or giving a “like,” especially in the phrase กดถูกใจ.
Learning notes
Explanation
ถูกใจ is built from ถูก, “to fit/match,” and ใจ, “heart/mind,” so its core image is “matching the heart.” It is common in everyday speech, reviews, shopping, and service situations. It can be used with a person as the subject, as in ฉันถูกใจอันนี้, or with the liked item as the subject, as in ของขวัญนี้ถูกใจแม่. In social media, กดถูกใจ is a standard way to say “click Like.”
Usage
Use it when talking about whether a product, restaurant, gift, proposal, design, or service suits someone’s taste. It also appears often in reviews and in social media contexts for giving a “like.”
Caution
For romantic feelings, ชอบ or รัก is usually more natural. ถูกใจ is more about something fitting your taste or expectations. Also do not confuse it with ถูกต้อง “correct” or ถูก “cheap,” even though they share the form ถูก.
Differences from similar words
1 like synonyms
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ชอบ is the general word for “like.” ถูกใจ is more about something fitting your taste or expectations and feeling right to you.
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ชอบใจ also means being pleased or liking something, often with a sense of personal satisfaction. ถูกใจ more specifically suggests that something suits your preferences or expectations.
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ต้องใจ is close in meaning, “to be pleasing to the heart,” but ถูกใจ is much more common in everyday speech.