ขมนิดๆ
kŏm nít nítMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
slightly bitter
having a slightly bitter taste; a little bit bitter.
Examples
มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)ระráระrá[to] graze; scrape alongมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)ขมนิดๆkŏm nít nítขมนิดๆkŏm nít nítslightly bitter
Bitter melon has a slightly bitter taste.
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This cup of coffee is a little bit bitter, which is delicious.
This pill is not difficult to take, it's just a little bit bitter.
ฉันchănชอบchôpกินginดาร์กช็อกโกแลตdáak chók-goh-lâetเพราะpráwมันmanมีmeeรสหวานrót wăanปนbponขมนิดๆkŏm nít nít
I like to eat dark chocolate because it has a sweet taste mixed with a little bitterness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขมนิดๆ said ขม-นิด-นิด?
kŏm nít nít
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kŏm
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ขมนิดๆkŏm nít nítขมนิดๆkŏm nít nítslightly bitterslightly bitterWord