กินได้

gin-dâai

Meanings

1AdjectiveA1

edible; can be eaten

able to be eaten; edible.

Examples

เห็ดhètเห็ดhèt1mushroom; fungus (esp. edible)2classifier: ดอกนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)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); pocketได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Is this mushroom edible?
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ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítก็gɔ̂กินได้gin-dâaiนะná
Some types of flowers are edible, you know.
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangนี้níiยังyangไม่mâiหมดอายุmòt-aa-yúยังyangกินได้gin-dâaiอยู่yùu
This bread hasn't expired yet, it's still edible.
ถึงtĕungหน้าตาnâa dtaaมันmanจะjàดูdooแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแต่dtàeผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiป่าbpàaชนิดchà-nítนี้néeกินได้gin dâaiและláeอร่อยà-ròiด้วยdûuay
Even though its appearance is strange, this type of wild fruit is edible and delicious too.
2VerbA1

[to] be able to eat [sth]

to be able to eat something; used when the subject is the eater

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินเผ็ดgin-pètกินเผ็ดgin-pèt[to] eat spicy foodได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I can eat spicy food.
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ฉันchǎnไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnกินginโจ๊กjóokได้dâai
I'm sick, but I can eat porridge.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanปวดฟันbpùuat-fanแต่dtɛ̀ɛวันนี้wan-níiกินข้าวgin-kâaoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
Yesterday my tooth hurt, but today I can eat rice now.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหาhǎaหมอmɔ̌ɔเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂กินginอาหารทะเลaa-hǎan-tá-leeได้dâaiตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtì
After seeing the doctor, he could eat seafood as usual.

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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gin

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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); pocket[to] eatPart 1
+
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 2
กินได้gin-dâaiกินได้gin-dâaiedible; can be eatenedible; can be eatenWord

Related Words

1edible; can be eaten