จิ๊บๆ
jíp jípMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
(colloq.) trivial; minor; a piece of cake
Small or insignificant in amount, importance, or difficulty; no big deal or very easy to handle.
Examples
ข้อสอบkôr sòpข้อสอบkôr sòp1exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions2exam question; test itemนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จิ๊บๆjíp jípจิ๊บๆjíp jíp1(colloq.) trivial; minor; a piece of cake2cheep; chirpมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenนาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
This exam was a piece of cake. I finished it in ten minutes.
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ไม่ต้องห่วงmâi dtông hùuangเรื่องrêuuangซ่อมsômคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrหรอกròkสำหรับsăm-ràpเขาkăoแล้วláeoมันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangจิ๊บๆjíp jíp
Don't worry about fixing the computer; for him, it's a very easy task.
ตอนแรกdton râekคิดว่าkít wâaงานngaanจะjàยากyâakแต่dtàeพอporได้dâiลองทำlong tamจริงๆjing jingก็gâwรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaจิ๊บๆjíp jípกว่าที่gwàa têeคิดkít
At first, I thought the work would be difficult, but after actually trying it, I feel it's much easier than I thought.
การแก้ปัญหาgaan gâe bpan-hăaสมการsà-má-gaanที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeถือเป็นtĕu bpenเรื่องrêuuangจิ๊บๆjíp jípสำหรับsăm-ràpศาสตราจารย์sàat-dtraa-jaanท่านtâanนั้นnán
Solving such a complex equation is considered child's play for that professor.
2NounB1
cheep; chirp
The sound made by a small bird.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงนกร้องsĭiang nók róngเสียงนกร้องsĭiang nók róngbirdsong; birds' chirpingจิ๊บๆjíp jípจิ๊บๆjíp jíp1(colloq.) trivial; minor; a piece of cake2cheep; chirpอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
I heard birds chirping on the tree in front of the house.
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ลูกนกlôok nókในnaiรังrangส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngจิ๊บๆjíp jípตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaเพราะpráwมันmanคงจะkong jàหิวhĭu
The baby birds in the nest were chirping constantly; they must be hungry.
ตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoฉันchănชอบchôpนั่งnângจิบjìpกาแฟgaa-faeที่têeระเบียงrá-biiangและláeฟังfangเสียงนกร้องsĭiang nók róngจิ๊บๆjíp jíp
In the mornings, I like to sit on the balcony, sip coffee, and listen to the sound of birds chirping.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบสงบkwaam ngîiap sà-ngòpของkŏngผืนป่าpĕun bpàaมีmeeเพียงpiiangเสียงนกร้องsĭiang nók róngจิ๊บๆjíp jípและláeเสียงลมพัดsĭiang lom pátใบไม้bai máaiไหวwăiที่têeดังdangแว่วมาwâew maa
Amidst the tranquility of the forest, only the faint sound of birds chirping and the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จิ๊บๆ said จิ๊บ-จิ๊บ?
jíp jíp
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 tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jíp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |