นิด
nít
Meanings
1NounA2
a little; a bit (quantity)
a small amount; slightly; often used as a noun phrase in นิดหน่อยนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount or นิดเดียวนิดเดียวnít diao1a tiny bit; a very small amount2just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount
Examples
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
May I have a little more rice?
2NounB1
a bit; a little (modifier before adjectives/verbs)
placed after adjectives or verbs to soften or indicate a small degree (e.g., เหนื่อยนิด, แพงนิด)
Examples
รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดนะnít náนิดนะnít ná[!] just a bit; please (softening)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
Please wait a little longer; the food will be here soon.