กินกับ
gin-gàpMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] eat with [sth]
to eat a food item along with another, such as eating a main dish with rice.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoThai-style omeletกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp-kâao-sǔuaiwith plain steamed rice
I eat an omelet with plain steamed rice.
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Yesterday, I ate papaya salad with sticky rice.
คนไทยkon taiชอบchôpกินginกับข้าวgàp-kâaoหลายๆlăai lăaiอย่างyàangพร้อมกันpróm ganเพื่อให้pêuua hâiมีmeeรสชาติrót-châatหลากหลายlàak lăai
Thai people like to eat many side dishes with their rice at the same time to have a variety of flavors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)with; together withPart 2
กินกับgin-gàpกินกับgin-gàp[to] eat with [sth][to] eat with [sth]Word