กริ่มๆ
grìm grìmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
pleased; smug
feeling or showing quiet satisfaction, delight, or smugness (often used to describe a smile or internal feeling)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileกริ่มๆgrìm grìmกริ่มๆgrìm grìmpleased; smugอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวดีkàao deeข่าวดีkàao dee1good news2the Good News; Gospel (Christianity)
He smiled to himself with quiet satisfaction when he heard the good news.
3 more examplesShow less
พอporเห็นhĕnเธอterยิ้มyímกริ่มๆgrìm grìmผมก็pŏm gôrรู้rúuเลยloieว่าwâaเธอterต้องมีdtông meeแผนpăenอะไรà-raiอยู่ในyòo naiใจjaiแน่ๆnâe nâe
Seeing her smiling smugly, I knew right away that she must have some plan in mind.
เจ้านายjâo naaiเดินdernออกจากòk jàakห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumมาพร้อมกับmaa próm gàpรอยยิ้มroy yímกริ่มๆgrìm grìmการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaน่าจะnâa jàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètด้วยดีdûuay dee
The boss walked out of the meeting room with a smug smile; the negotiation must have been highly successful.
เขาkăoนั่งnângยิ้มyímกริ่มๆgrìm grìmด้วยdûuayความภาคภูมิใจkwaam phâak poom jaiที่têeสามารถsăa-mâatเอาชนะao chá-náคู่แข่งkôo kàengคนสำคัญkon săm-kanในnaiการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănครั้งนี้kráng néeได้dâi
He sat smiling smugly with pride at being able to defeat his main rival in this competition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กริ่มๆ said กริ่ม-กริ่ม?
grìm grìm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |