จิ้ม
jîmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)
to put food briefly into a sauce or liquid before eating
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)2[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)ไก่ทอดgài-tɔ̂ɔtไก่ทอดgài-tɔ̂ɔtfried chickenกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ซอสพริกsɔ́ɔt-príkซอสพริกsɔ́ɔt-príkchili sauce; hot sauceก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginbefore eating; before meals
He likes to dip fried chicken in chili sauce before eating.
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Yesterday we dipped fruit in chili salt and it was very tasty.
Mom told me to dip the pork in the seafood sauce just a little.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiกินginหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táเราraoมักจะmák-jàจิ้มjîmเนื้อที่nʉ́ʉa-tîiย่างyâangสุกsùkแล้วlɛ́ɛoลงในlong-naiน้ำจิ้มnáam-jîmสองsɔ̌ɔngชนิดchá-nítสลับกันsà-làp-gan
When we eat Thai barbecue, we usually dip the cooked meat into two kinds of dipping sauces alternately.
2VerbA2
[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)
to press or poke lightly with a fingertip or pointed object; to tap (e.g., on a screen)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)2[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)หน้าจอnâa-jɔɔหน้าจอnâa-jɔɔ1screen; display (surface/panel)2on-screen interface/pageเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessแอปɛ́pแอปɛ́papp; application (software)
He taps the screen to open the app.
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I accidentally tapped the wrong button and stopped the music.
She tapped the camera icon and took a photo right away.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเอาaoนิ้วníuจิ้มjîmกระดิ่งgrà-dìngบนbonโต๊ะdtóเบาbaoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaดูว่าduu wâaมันmanจะjàดังdangไหมmăi
The little child lightly poked the bell on the table with a finger to see if it would ring.
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
jîm
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 | — | — |