มีแต่น้ำ(mee dtàe náam)

Meanings

1NounA2

only water; nothing but water

There is only water; nothing else.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náamมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náam1watery (food)2full of fluff; no substance (speech/writing)3only water; nothing but water
In the bottle, there is only water.
2AdjectiveB1

watery (food)

Watery; consisting mostly of liquid or broth with very few solid ingredients (used to describe food like soup or curry).

Examples

แกงจืดgaeng jèutแกงจืดgaeng jèutclear, mild Thai soupถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náamมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náam1watery (food)2full of fluff; no substance (speech/writing)3only water; nothing but water
This clear soup is watery.
3AdjectiveB2

full of fluff; no substance (speech/writing)

Said of speech, writing, or claims that are wordy but lack real content; full of fluff.

Examples

รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náamมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náam1watery (food)2full of fluff; no substance (speech/writing)3only water; nothing but waterพูดวกไปวนมาpôot wók bpai won maaพูดวกไปวนมาpôot wók bpai won maa[to] ramble; [to] beat around the bushแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเนื้อหาสำคัญnéuua-hăa săm-kanเนื้อหาสำคัญnéuua-hăa săm-kankey points; main content
His report is full of fluff; he just talks in circles with no important content.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inPart 1
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 2
มีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náamมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náamonly water; nothing but water