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งั่มๆๆ

ngâm ngâm ngâm

Meaning

1InterjectionA2

nom nom; chomp

An onomatopoeic word representing the sound of eating, chewing, or munching; equivalent to 'nom nom' or 'chomp'

Examples

แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatกินginกินgin1[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)ปลาทูbplaa tooปลาทูbplaa tooshort mackerelงั่มๆๆngâm ngâm ngâmงั่มๆๆngâm ngâm ngâmnom nom; chomp
The cat is eating mackerel, nom nom nom.
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เด็กน้อยdèk nôiกินginขนมkà-nŏmงั่มๆๆngâm ngâm ngâmอย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròi
The little kid is eating snacks, nom nom nom, very deliciously.
หิวข้าวhĭu kâaoมากmâakอยากyàakกินพิซซ่าgin pít-sâaจังเลยjang loeiงั่มๆๆngâm ngâm ngâm
I'm so hungry. I really want to eat pizza, nom nom nom!
เห็นhĕnเขาkăoนั่งnângกินข้าวgin kâaoงั่มๆๆngâm ngâm ngâmแล้วláeoทำเอาtam aoฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukหิวhĭuตามไปด้วยdtaam bpai dûuaiเลยloie
Seeing him sitting there eating his food 'nom nom nom' makes me feel hungry too.

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