กึ่มๆ
gèum-gèumMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
tipsy; slightly drunk
tipsy, slightly drunk, or pleasantly intoxicated
Examples
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); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ค็อกเทลkók taylค็อกเทลkók tayl1cocktail (drink)2cocktail (mixture)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[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 only had two glasses of cocktails, and now I'm starting to feel a bit tipsy.
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เราraoไปหาbpai hăaร้านráanนั่งnângดื่มdèumชิวๆchiu chiuให้hâiพอporกึ่มๆgèum-gèumก่อนgònกลับบ้านglàp bâanกันganเถอะtòe
Let's go find a chill place to drink and get pleasantly intoxicated before heading home.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtêeกำลังgam-langสนุกsà-nùkเลยloieโดยเฉพาะdoi chà-pórตอนที่dton têeทุกคนtúk konเริ่มrêrmกึ่มๆgèum-gèumได้ที่dâi têe
The atmosphere at the party is getting really fun, especially when everyone starts getting perfectly tipsy.
เขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยากyàakเมาmaoจนขาดjon kàatสติsà-dtìแค่kâeอยากyàakดื่มdèumเบียร์biiaนิดหน่อยnít nòiให้hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukกึ่มๆgèum-gèumเพื่อpêuuaคลายklaaiความเครียดkwaam krîiatจากjàakงานngaan
He didn't want to get blackout drunk; he just wanted to drink a little beer to feel tipsy and relieve stress from work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กึ่มๆ said กึ่ม-กึ่ม?
gèum-gèum
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 class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gèum
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 | — | — |