น้ำลายไหล

náam laai lăi

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] drool; [to] salivate

to have saliva come out of your mouth, often because you see or smell delicious food.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)น้ำลายไหลnáam laai lăiน้ำลายไหลnáam laai lăi1[to] drool; [to] salivate2[to] crave [sth]; [to] desire [sth] greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I see the papaya salad and my mouth is watering already.
2VerbB2

[to] crave [sth]; [to] desire [sth] greatly

to want something very much, especially something you can see (used figuratively).

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtsports car; sporty performance carรุ่นrûnรุ่นrûn1seniority level; age group2model; version3generation; age cohort4class year; intake; batchใหม่ล่าสุดmài lâa sùtใหม่ล่าสุดmài lâa sùtlatest; most recent; newestเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerน้ำลายไหลnáam laai lăiน้ำลายไหลnáam laai lăi1[to] drool; [to] salivate2[to] crave [sth]; [to] desire [sth] greatlyอยากได้yàak dâiอยากได้yàak dâi[to] want (to have); would like (to get)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitสักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treeคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; pole
When he saw the newest sports car model, he was drooling and wanted to get one to drive.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

น้ำลายnáam laaiน้ำลายnáam laai1saliva2spit; drool (saliva)Part 1
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ไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; currentPart 2
น้ำลายไหลnáam laai lăiน้ำลายไหลnáam laai lăi[to] drool; [to] salivate