น้ำๆ
náam náamMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
watery; thin; diluted
(of a liquid, especially food) watery, thin, or diluted; not thick or concentrated.
Examples
แกงจืดgaeng jèutแกงจืดgaeng jèutclear, mild Thai soupถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelจืดjèutจืดjèut1bland; not strongly flavored; unsalty2faint; weak (smell/color/taste); insipid3insipid; dull (figurative)4nutrient-poor; infertile (soil)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inน้ำๆnáam náamน้ำๆnáam náam1watery; thin; diluted2insubstantial; lacking substance; mere padding
This soup is bland and just watery.
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อย่าyàaใส่sàiน้ำnáamเยอะเกินไปyér gern bpaiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoแกงgaengจะjàออกมาòk maaน้ำๆnáam náamไม่mâiอร่อยà-ròi
Don't add too much water, or the curry will turn out watery and not delicious.
ฉันchănทำtamน้ำจิ้มซีฟู้ดnám jîm see fúutครั้งแรกkráng râekแต่dtàeมันmanออกมาòk maaน้ำๆnáam náamไม่mâiข้นkônเหมือนmĕuuanที่têeร้านráanเลยloie
I made seafood dipping sauce for the first time, but it came out watery, not thick like at the restaurant.
ซอสsótสปาเกตตีsà-bpaa-gèt-dteeที่têeสั่งsàngมาmaaรู้สึกผิดróo-sèuk pìtหวังwăngนิดหน่อยnít nòiเพราะpráwมันmanค่อนข้างkôn kâangน้ำๆnáam náamขาดkàatความเข้มข้นkwaam kêm kônที่têeควรจะkuuan jàมีmee
The spaghetti sauce I ordered was a bit disappointing because it was rather watery, lacking the richness it should have.
2AdjectiveB2
insubstantial; lacking substance; mere padding
(colloq.) (of speech or writing) containing little substance or useful information; consisting largely of padding rather than meaningful content.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyแผนงานpăen ngaanแผนงานpăen ngaan1work plan; project plan2program plan; schemeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)น้ำๆnáam náamน้ำๆnáam náam1watery; thin; diluted2insubstantial; lacking substance; mere paddingผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâa[to] believe/understand that [clause]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?
He explained the plan vaguely, so I didn't really understand what needed to be done.
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อย่าyàaตอบdtòpแบบbàepน้ำๆnáam náamสิsìบอกbòkมาmaaให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jenเลยloieว่าwâaเธอterต้องการdtông gaanอะไรกันà-rai ganแน่nâe
Don't give me a vague answer. Tell me clearly what you really want.
ข้อมูลkôr moonที่têeเราraoได้มาdâai maaยังyangค่อนข้างkôn kâangมีแต่mee dtàeน้ำๆnáam náamทำให้tam hâiยังyangวิเคราะห์wí-króเพื่อpêuuaตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiขั้นสุดท้ายkân sùt táaiไม่ได้mâi dâai
The information we've received is still rather vague, which prevents us from analyzing it to make a final decision.
บทสรุปbòt-sà-rùpของkŏngรายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeมีmeeเนื้อหาnéuua hăaน้ำๆnáam náamขาดkàatความชัดเจนkwaam chát jaynและláeไม่มีmâi meeข้อเสนอแนะkôr sà-nĕr náeที่têeเป็นรูปธรรมbpen rôop-bpà-tam
The conclusion of this report is vague, lacks clarity, and offers no concrete recommendations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is น้ำๆ said น้ำ-น้ำ?
náam náam
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
náam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |