พริ้มๆ
prím prímMeanings
1AdverbB2
blissfully; sweetly
blissfully, gently, or sweetly (often used to describe eyes closed in contentment or a sweet smile)
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatตัวน้อยdtuua nóiตัวน้อยdtuua nói1little; small-bodied2little oneนอนหลับnon làpนอนหลับnon làp[to] sleep; be asleepตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)พริ้มๆprím prímพริ้มๆprím prím1blissfully; sweetly2sweetly smiling; pleased-lookingอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyมีความสุขmee kwaam sùkมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk[to] be happy
The little cat sleeps blissfully with its eyes gently closed on my lap.
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She closed her eyes blissfully while listening to her favorite classical music.
เมื่อmêuuaได้dâiชิมchimขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiเขาkăoก็gâwเคี้ยวkíaoและláeหลับตาlàp dtaaพริ้มๆprím prímด้วยdûuayความฟินkwaam fin
When tasting the delicious cake, he chewed and closed his eyes blissfully in pure satisfaction.
สายลมsăai lomเย็นๆyen yenที่têeพัดผ่านpát pàanหน้าต่างnâa dtàangทำให้tam hâiเด็กน้อยdèk nôiเอนตัวen dtuuaลงlongนอนnonและláeหลับตาlàp dtaaพริ้มๆprím prímเข้าสู่kâo sòoห้วงhûuangนิทราnít-traa
The cool breeze blowing through the window made the little child lie down and close their eyes gently, drifting into sleep.
2AdjectiveB2
sweetly smiling; pleased-looking
having a sweet, pleased, or content expression, especially when smiling or with the eyes gently closed
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)คำชมkam chomคำชมkam chomcompliment; words of praiseเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneพริ้มๆprím prímพริ้มๆprím prím1blissfully; sweetly2sweetly smiling; pleased-lookingด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความพอใจkwaam por-jaiความพอใจkwaam por-jai1satisfaction; contentment2preference; liking
Upon receiving a compliment, she made a sweet, pleased expression with satisfaction.
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เขาkăoมองmongรอยยิ้มroy yímพริ้มๆprím prímของkŏngแฟนสาวfaen săaoแล้วก็láeo gâwอดòtอมยิ้มom yímตามdtaamไม่ได้mâi dâai
He looked at his girlfriend's sweet smile and couldn't help but smile along.
รูปถ่ายrôop tàaiใบbaiนี้néeจับภาพjàp pâapใบหน้าbai nâaพริ้มๆprím prímของkŏngเธอterตอนที่dton têeได้รับdâi rápของขวัญวันเกิดkŏng-kwăn wan-gèrtได้dâiอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
This photograph clearly captures her content expression when she received her birthday gift.
แม้máeจะjàเหนื่อยnèuayจากjàakการทำงานgaan tam ngaanมาmaaทั้งวันtáng wanแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwยังคงyang kongมีmeeรอยยิ้มroy yímพริ้มๆprím prímต้อนรับdtôn rápลูกค้าlûuk-káaเสมอsà-mĕr
Despite being tired from working all day, she always keeps a sweet smile to welcome customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พริ้มๆ said พริ้ม-พริ้ม?
prím prím
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 classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prím
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 | — | — |