น้ำลาย
náam laaiMeanings
1NounA2
saliva
The liquid produced in the mouth that helps with chewing and swallowing; saliva.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)น้ำลายไหลnáam-laai-lǎiน้ำลายไหลnáam-laai-lǎi1[to] drool; [to] salivate2[to] crave [sth]; [to] desire [sth] greatlyเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉan1stained; soiled; dirty (on a surface or clothing)2[to] get stained; get dirty3[to] stain [sth]; soil [sth]; smudge [sth]เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัว
The child drooled on their shirt.
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He spat on the ground rudely.
The dog was panting with drool coming from its mouth.
When chewing rice, saliva helps make swallowing easier.
ตอนdtonเราraoหิวhĭuร่างกายrâang gaaiจะjàผลิตpà-lìtน้ำลายnáam laaiมากขึ้นmâak kêunเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมdtriiamย่อยอาหารyôi aa-hăan
When we are hungry, the body produces more saliva to prepare for digestion.
หมอฟันmŏr fanอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaน้ำลายnáam laaiมีmeeเอนไซม์en-saiที่têeช่วยchûuaiเริ่มrêrmการย่อยgaan yôiคาร์โบไฮเดรตkaa-boh-hai-drèt
The dentist explained that saliva contains enzymes that help begin the digestion of carbohydrates.
หากhàakดื่มน้ำdèum námน้อยnóiน้ำลายnáam laaiจะjàเหนียวnĭiaoขึ้นkêunทำให้tam hâiกลืนgleuuanอาหารaa-hăanลำบากlam-bàak
If you drink little water, saliva becomes thicker, making it difficult to swallow food.
Don’t put your gum here; the spit will make the table dirty.
2NounB2
empty talk; empty promises (informal, disapproving)
Words or promises that have little value because they are not supported by action.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseรับปากráp bpàakรับปากráp bpàak1[to] promise; give one’s word2[to] agree; consent (to do something)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeคำสัญญาkam săn-yaaคำสัญญาkam săn-yaapromise; pledge; undertakingก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asน้ำลายnáam laaiน้ำลายnáam laai1saliva2empty talk; empty promises (informal, disapproving)
If you make a promise but don't follow through, it's just empty talk.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiอยู่yùuทุกวันtúk-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂มีแต่น้ำmii-dtɛ̀ɛ-náamลายlaai
He says every day that he'll help, but in the end it's all empty talk.
ตราบใดที่dtràap dai têeยังyangไม่มีmâi meeการgaanลงมือทำlong meuu tamคำสัญญาkam săn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàปฏิรูปbpà-dtì-rôopก็gâwเป็นเพียงbpen piiangน้ำลายnáam laaiที่têeใช้cháiเอาใจao jaiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
As long as no action is taken, promises of reform are merely empty words used to please the public.
แม้máeผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanจะjàพูดถึงpôot tĕungการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengอย่างyàangสวยหรูsŭuai rŏoแต่dtàeพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanก็gâwมองว่าmong wâaเป็นbpenแค่kâeน้ำลายnáam laaiเพราะpráwไม่เคยmâi koieมีอะไรmee à-raiเปลี่ยนbplìianจริงjingๆ-
Although management talks about change in glowing terms, the employees see it as empty talk because nothing ever actually changes.
Word Breakdown
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ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3true colors; underlying character4patterned; marked5pattern; design (classifier)6[to] be patterned; show markspattern; designPart 2
น้ำลายnáam laaiน้ำลายnáam laaisalivasalivaWord