นักชิม
nák-chimMeaning
1NounB2
taster; gourmet/foodie; connoisseur
a person who tastes food or drinks to evaluate quality and flavor; a gourmet/foodie; a (professional or hobby) taster/connoisseur
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักชิมnák-chimนักชิมnák-chimtaster; gourmet/foodie; connoisseurตัวยงdtuua-yongตัวยงdtuua-yongardent; die-hard; inveterateเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ไปลองbpai-lɔɔngไปลองbpai-lɔɔng[to] go and try [sth]ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eateryเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-mài1newly opened; recently opened2[to] open [sth] again; open a new placeเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
My friend is a real foodie; he always goes to try newly opened restaurants.
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ร้านráanเราraoเคยkəəiมีmiiนักชิมnák-chimชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangมารีmaa-riiวิวwiuหลังจากนั้นlǎng-jàak-nánลูกค้าlûuk-káaก็gɔ̂เยอะขึ้นyə́-kʉ̂nมากmâak
Our restaurant once had a famous food critic come to review it. After that, we got a lot more customers.
การเป็นgaan-bpenนักชิมnák-chimไวน์waaiมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiประสาทสัมผัสbprà-sàat-sǎm-pàtที่tîiเฉียบคมchìiap-komในnaiการแยกแยะgaan-yɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́รสชาติrót-châatที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔn
Being a professional wine connoisseur requires a sharp sense of taste to distinguish complex flavors.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpนักชิมnák-chimบางคนbaang-konการกินgaan-ginไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛการเติมgaan-dtəəmเต็มdtemความหิวkwaam-hǐuแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenการเสพgaan-sèepศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàบนbonจานjaanอาหารaa-hǎan
For some gourmets, eating is not just about satisfying hunger, but about appreciating the art on the plate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchperson engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)Part 1
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นักชิมnák-chimนักชิมnák-chimtaster; gourmet/foodie; connoisseurtaster; gourmet/foodie; connoisseurWord