ชิม
chimMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] taste; sample (food or drink)
to try a small amount of food or drink to check its flavor or quality
Examples
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forชิมchimชิมchim[to] taste; sample (food or drink)เค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
May I taste a small piece of the cake?
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เขาkǎoชิมchimซุปsúpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปรุงbprungเพิ่มpə̂əmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaรสชาติrót-châatพอดีpɔɔ-diiหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
He tasted the soup before adding more seasoning to see if the flavor was right.
Mom let me sample the new ice cream flavor with just one bite.
May I taste a little bit of the soup?
Mom let me taste the curry before serving to check the flavor.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชิมchimผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaanหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
Tomorrow we will go to the market to sample various seasonal fruits.
เชฟchéepชิมchimซอสsɔ́ɔtทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiแล้วlɛ́ɛoปรับbpràpเกลือglʉʉaกับgàpน้ำตาลnám-dtaanจนได้jon-dâaiรสrótพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The chef tasted the sauce little by little and adjusted the salt and sugar until the flavor was just right.
เชฟchéepเชิญchəənแขกkɛ̀ɛkชิมchimเมนูพิเศษmee-nuu-pí-sèetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความสมดุลkwaam-sǒm-dunของkɔ̌ɔngรสrót
The chef invited guests to sample the special menu to check the balance of flavors.
Before ordering, we sample the coffee first.
The chef lets the customer taste the sauce to check the flavor.
เขาkǎoชิมchimไวน์waaiเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənกลิ่นglìnและlɛ́รสrótก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสั่งsàngขวดkùuatเต็มdtem
He tasted a small amount of wine to evaluate its aroma and flavor before ordering a full bottle.
Before ordering the cake, I’d like to sample a small piece first.
He wants to sample the new coffee before deciding to buy a large bag.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiชิมchimน้ำพริกnáam-príkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iปรุงbprungเพิ่มpə̂əmถ้าtâaมันmanอ่อนɔ̀ɔnไปbpai
Mom told me to taste the chili paste first, then adjust the seasoning if it’s too mild.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chim
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |