กริ่ม
grìmMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
quietly pleased; self-satisfied
feeling or showing quiet pleasure or self-satisfaction, often with a small satisfied smile
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileกริ่มgrìmกริ่มgrìmquietly pleased; self-satisfiedทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàanสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàan1[to] pass (an exam, test, screening); meet the standard2having passed; qualifiedวิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)ที่สุดtîi-sùtที่สุดtîi-sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimately
He immediately smiled with quiet satisfaction when he found out he passed the hardest subject.
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พอpɔɔเห็นผลhěn-pǒnงานngaanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดีdiiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂นั่งnângยิ้มyímกริ่มgrìmอยู่yùuคนเดียวkon-diiaoทั้งวันtáng-wan
Upon seeing her work turn out well, she sat smiling to herself with satisfaction all day.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanยิ้มyímกริ่มgrìmด้วยdûuaiความภาคภูมิใจkwaam-pâak-puum-jaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngพ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛในnaiการประมูลgaan-bprà-muunโครงการใหญ่kroong-gaan-yài
The manager smiled with quiet satisfaction and pride when the rival company lost the bid for the major project.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเก็บgèpอาการaa-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaและlɛ́รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímกริ่มgrìmที่tîiมุมปากmum-bpàakก็gɔ̂เผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnว่าwâaเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langพอใจpɔɔ-jaiกับgàpแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanที่tîiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
Even though he tried to hide his feelings, the look in his eyes and the slight satisfied smile at the corner of his mouth revealed he was pleased with his successful plan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grìm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |