ชอบดม(chôp dom)

Meanings

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[to] like to smell [sth]; enjoy sniffing

to enjoy smelling or sniffing [sth], such as flowers, food, or a person's scent.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบดมchôp domชอบดมchôp dom[to] like to smell [sth]; enjoy sniffingดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowers
I like to smell flowers.
3 more examples
แมวmaeoของฉันkŏng chănชอบดมchôp domเท้าtáaoของฉันkŏng chăn
My cat likes to sniff my feet.
เขาkăoมักจะmák jàชอบchôpดมทุเรียนdom tú-riianก่อนกินgòn ginเสมอsà-mĕr
He always likes to smell durian before eating it.
บางคนbaang konชอบดมchôp domหนังสือnǎng-sĕuเก่าๆgào gàoเพราะpráwกลิ่นglìnมันmanทำให้tam hâiพวกเขาpûuak kăoนึกถึงnéuk tĕungวัยเด็กwai dèk
Some people like smelling old books because the scent reminds them of their childhood.

Word Breakdown

ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)Part 1
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ดมdomดมdom1[to] inhale (odor/vapor/medicine)2[to] smell; sniffPart 2
ชอบดมchôp domชอบดมchôp dom[to] like to smell [sth]; enjoy sniffing