กึ่ม
gʉ̀mMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
tipsy; slightly drunk
slightly intoxicated from alcohol; feeling the pleasant effects of alcohol without being completely drunk
Examples
ดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเบียร์biiaเบียร์biiabeerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)กึ่มๆgèum-gèumกึ่มๆgèum-gèumtipsy; slightly drunkแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
I drank two glasses of beer and I'm starting to feel a bit tipsy.
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He's not very drunk, just slightly intoxicated and in a good mood.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakสนุกsà-nùkในnaiปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtêeโดยdoiไม่mâiเสียsĭiaอาการaa-gaanดื่มdèumแค่kâeพอporกึ่มๆgèum-gèumก็gâwพอแล้วpo láeo
If you want to have fun at a party without losing your composure, drinking just enough to be tipsy is sufficient.
พอporเริ่มrêrmกึ่มๆgèum-gèumเขาkăoก็gâwกล้าglâaพูดpôotในnaiสิ่งที่sìng têeปกติbpòk-gà-dtìไม่mâiกล้าglâaพูดpôotออกมาòk maa
Once he started feeling tipsy, he became brave enough to say things he normally wouldn't dare to say.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gʉ̀m
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 | — | — |