ฝาดๆ(fàat fàat)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
slightly astringent; a bit puckery
Having a somewhat astringent or puckery taste, like that of an unripe banana or strong tea.
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1easy; a breeze (slang)2banana (fruit)3banana plant/treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)ดิบdìpดิบdìp1unripe2raw (not cooked)3unprocessed; crude; raw (materials/emotions)4harsh; uncouth (behavior)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1quality; character; feel2taste; flavor (of food/drink)มันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ฝาดๆfàat fàatฝาดๆfàat fàatslightly astringent; a bit puckeryหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle
This banana is still unripe, so its taste will be a bit astringent.
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ฉันchănไม่ค่อยmâi kôiชอบchôpดื่มdèumไวน์แดงwai daengบางชนิดbaang chá-nítเพราะpráwมันmanมีmeeรสrótฝาดๆfàat fàatติดdtìtลิ้นlín
I don't really like drinking some types of red wine because they have a somewhat astringent taste that sticks to the tongue.
เปลือกbplèuakมังคุดmang-kútมีmeeรสrótฝาดๆfàat fàatแต่dtàeคนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònนำมาnam maaต้มdtômน้ำดื่มnáam dèumเป็นbpenยาyaaได้dâi
Mangosteen peel has a rather astringent taste, but people in the old days would boil it in water to drink as medicine.
เสน่ห์sà-nàeของkŏngชาเขียวchaa kĭiaoมัทฉะmát-chàคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap deeคือkeuความขมkwaam kŏmที่têeนุ่มลึกnûm léukตามด้วยdtaam dûuaiรสหวานrót wăanจางๆjaang jaangโดยปราศจากdoy bpràat-sà-jàakรสrótฝาดๆfàat fàatที่têeไม่พึงประสงค์mâi peung bprà-sŏng
The charm of high-quality matcha green tea is its deep, smooth bitterness followed by a faint sweetness, without any unpleasant astringent taste.