นิด
nítMeanings
1AdverbA2
a little; a bit (quantity)
a small amount; slightly; often used as a noun phrase in นิดหน่อยนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount or นิดเดียวนิดเดียวnít-diiao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amount
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
May I have a little more rice?
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This morning he put just a little sugar in his coffee.
She asked to postpone the appointment a little because of traffic.
ผมpǒmมีmiiเวลาว่างwee-laa-wâangอีกìikนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประชุมbprà-chumจะjàช่วยchûuaiตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat-èek-gà-sǎanให้hâi
I have a little time before the meeting and will help check the documents.
2AdverbB1
a bit; a little (degree modifier)
Used after an adjective or verb to indicate a small degree or soften an expression (e.g., เหนื่อยนิด, แพงนิด).
Examples
รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดนะnít-náนิดนะnít-nájust a little; a bit, pleaseเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Please wait a little longer; the food will be here soon.
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It’s a bit hot today, but it’s still fine for a walk.
I’m a little sleepy, so I’ll have coffee before the meeting.
ถ้าtâaปรับเสียงbpràp-sǐiangดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nนิดnítคุณkunจะjàได้ยินdâi-yinรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngเพลงpleengชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂n
If you turn the volume up a little, you’ll hear the details of the song more clearly.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nít
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 | — | — |