นิ่ม
nîmMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
soft; supple; tender
Soft to the touch; easily pressed or yielding; supple or tender in texture.
Examples
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadก้อนgɔ̂ɔnก้อนgɔ̂ɔn1lump; chunk; clump2classifier: lumps/chunks3nodule; lump (medical)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นิ่มnîmนิ่มnîm1soft; supple; tender2gentle; mild3softly; gentlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This loaf of bread is very soft.
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The blanket is made of soft fleece; it's warm to cuddle.
A ripe avocado is soft and gives slightly when pressed.
2AdjectiveB1
gentle; mild
Calm, soft, or not forceful in manner, tone, or intensity.
Examples
พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneนิ่มๆnîm-nîmนิ่มๆnîm-nîm1soft; quite soft2softly; gentlyหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
Please speak in a gentle tone, or the child will get startled.
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เขาkǎoตอบdtɔ̀ɔpด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangนิ่มnîmแต่dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaชัดเจนchát-jeenและlɛ́ตรงไปตรงมาdtrong-bpai-dtrong-maa
He replied in a soft tone, but the content was clear and straightforward.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanคุยkuiนิ่มๆnîm-nîmกับgàpทีมteemเพื่อpêuuaคลายklaaiความกดดันkwaam gòt-danก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmประชุมbprà-chum
The manager spoke gently with the team to reduce tension before the meeting began.
เธอtəəขอร้องkɔ̌ɔ-rɔ́ɔngด้วยdûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiนิ่มnîmและlɛ́สุขุมsù-kǔmจนjonทุกคนtúk-konยอมyɔɔmฟังfangเหตุผลhèet-pǒn
She made her request with a calm and soft manner, and everyone ended up listening to her reasoning.
3AdverbB1
softly; gently
In a soft or gentle manner.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemลงนิ่มlong nîmๆ-เพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
He set the glass down softly so it wouldn’t make a noise.
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ครูkruuขอkɔ̌ɔให้เราhâi-raoพูดด้วยpûut-dûuaiท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiนิ่มนวลnîm-nuuanกว่าgwàaนี้níiเวลาwee-laaสอบsɔ̀ɔpสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâat
The teacher asked us to speak more gently during the interview.
The doctor touched the patient’s arm very gently to reduce his fear.
เธอtəəปิดbpìtประตูนิ่มbprà-dtuu-nîmราวกับraao-gàpไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiลมlomสะดุ้งsà-dûngแม้แต่น้อยmɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi
She closed the door so softly as if she didn’t want even the wind to be startled.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nîm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |