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กระเป๋า　ใบ　นั้น　แพง　จัง　เล่นเอา　ฉัน　ใจหาย

กระเป๋า　ใบ　นั้น　แพง　จัง　เล่นเอา　ฉัน　ใจหาย
That bag is so expensive, it practically made my heart sink.
From Lesson 382:Ended up causing (เล่นเอา)·Thai

Questions & Answers about กระเป๋า　ใบ　นั้น　แพง　จัง　เล่นเอา　ฉัน　ใจหาย

How does เล่นเอา work in this sentence compared to just using ทำให้?
While ทำให้ simply means to make or to cause, เล่นเอา adds an emotional weight, showing that the result was extreme, unexpected, or draining. In this sentence, the bag's price didn't just make you react; it hit you hard enough to practically make your heart sink.
What does ใจหาย literally mean, and why is it a good fit for this structure?
Literally, ใจ means heart and หาย means to disappear or to be lost. Together, ใจหาย means your heart sinks, or you feel suddenly shocked or startled. It is a perfect match for เล่นเอา because the grammar pattern expects an extreme, often draining emotional reaction.
Why isn't there a word for it before เล่นเอา? The English translation says it practically made...
Thai frequently drops pronouns when the context is clear. Here, the entire first clause (กระเป๋าใบนั้นแพงจัง) acts as the understood cause for the second half. You don't need to add a word like มัน for it because the extreme expensiveness itself is clearly what triggered the reaction.
Could I use มาก instead of จัง to say it is very expensive?
Yes, you could say แพงมาก, but จัง sounds much more colloquial and emotionally expressive. Since the second half of the sentence describes a strong personal reaction, the subjective, exclamation-like feeling of จัง fits the dramatic tone much better than the more factual มาก.

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