indulge (someone)
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- 1 indulge (someone)、let (someone) have their way、spoil (someone)
- 2 up to you、as you like、suit yourself
This word describes going along with someone’s wishes and letting them have or do what they want. Depending on the context, it can sound caring or overly indulgent.
indulge (someone)、let (someone) have their way、spoil (someone)
It means allowing someone to have their way. It can describe kind accommodation, but often implies excessive indulgence or spoiling.
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พ่อแม่ตามใจลูกทุกอย่าง phɔ̂ɔ mɛ̂ɛ taam cay lûuk thúk yàaŋ The parents let their child have everything they want. พ่อแม่ตามใจลูกทุกอย่าง details
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วันนี้ฉันจะตามใจคุณ wan níi chǎn cà taam cay khun Today, I’ll let you have things your way. วันนี้ฉันจะตามใจคุณ details
up to you、as you like、suit yourself
Used as a conversational response, it leaves a choice or decision to the other person. Its tone can range from easygoing “up to you” to irritated “suit yourself.”
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ตามใจคุณ taam cay khun It’s up to you. ตามใจคุณ details
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ตามใจ! taam cay Suit yourself! ตามใจ! details
Learning notes
Explanation
ตามใจ is formed from ตาม, “to follow,” and ใจ, “heart, feelings, or wishes.” Its core image is following what someone wants rather than opposing it. When followed by a person, as in ตามใจลูก, it means letting that person have their way. This may describe considerate accommodation, but in contexts such as parenting it often means indulging or spoiling someone. In conversation, ตามใจ or ตามใจคุณ can stand alone as a response that leaves the decision to the other person. The common expression ตามใจตัวเอง means acting according to one’s own desires and can imply selfishness or a lack of restraint.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing how much parents give in to a child’s demands. It also appears in everyday conversations when accommodating a partner or friend or leaving choices such as food and destinations to someone else. In ตามใจตัวเอง, it can criticize a person for putting their own desires first.
Caution
Tone matters when ตามใจ is used by itself. Said gently, it means “it’s up to you,” but said abruptly or sharply, it can mean “suit yourself.” In situations requiring politeness, a softened expression such as ตามใจคุณนะ or the more neutral แล้วแต่คุณ may be safer.
Differences from similar words
1 indulge (someone) synonyms
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ยอม broadly means to give in, consent, or stop resisting. ตามใจ more specifically means yielding to a person’s wishes and letting them do or have what they want.