จิ้ง
jîngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
tiny; very small (colloq.)
Very small; tiny. Informal and often used for emphasis before nouns or classifiers.
Examples
ลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákpuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จิ้งjîngจิ้งjîng1tiny; very small (colloq.)2a little; just a bit (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulหล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] fall; drop off; slip off2[to] be missing; be left out
This puppy is so tiny that I’m afraid it will slip when I hold it.
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She gave me a tiny pack of snacks, but the taste was surprisingly good.
บ้านbâanของเขาkŏng kăoเป็นbpenห้องhôngจิ้งjîngในnaiซอยsoiแคบๆkâep kâepแต่dtàeจัดjàtไว้wáiเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiap
His place is a tiny room in a narrow alley, but it’s well organized.
ในnaiขวดkùuatนี้níiมีmiiปูนbpuunจิ้งjîngก้อนgɔ̂ɔnเดียวdiiaoใช้cháiทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoได้dâaiนิดเดียวnít-diiaoเองeeng
In this jar there’s just a tiny lump of fermented fish paste, only enough for a small dish.
2AdverbB1
a little; just a bit (colloq.)
By a small amount; just a bit. Informal adverb used to downplay or soften.
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเติมdtəəmเติมdtəəm1[to] fill; fill up2[to] add; supplement3[to] top up; refill (services/money)น้ำปลาnáam-bplaaน้ำปลาnáam-bplaafish sauceนิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)จิ้งjîngจิ้งjîng1tiny; very small (colloq.)2a little; just a bit (colloq.)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
Just add a tiny bit of fish sauce, that’s enough.
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Please wait just a bit; I’ll be done in a moment.
ผมpǒmขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanประชุมbprà-chumไปbpaiช้าcháaจิ้งjîngเดียวdiiaoทุกคนtúk-konยังyangไหวwǎiไหมmǎi
I’d like to delay the meeting just a bit; is everyone okay with that?
ราคาraa-kaaนี้níiลดlótได้dâaiอีกìikจิ้งjîngไหมmǎiครับkrápจะได้jà-dâaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเลยləəi
Could this price be lowered just a bit more, so I can decide right now?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jîng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |