ยิ้ม

yím

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] smile

to form a pleased, friendly, or amused expression by curving the lips upward

Examples

เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
She smiles when she sees her friend.
3 more examples
ผมpǒmยิ้มyímให้hâiคุณkunนะná
I'm smiling at you.
เขาkǎoยิ้มyímกว้างgwâangเพราะprɔ́ได้รับdâi-rápข่าวดีkàao-dii
He smiled broadly because he received good news.
เด็กๆdèk dèkยิ้มyímและláeหัวเราะhŭua róเมื่อmêuuaครูkruuเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangตลกdtà-lòk
The children smile and laugh when the teacher tells a funny story.
2NounA2

smile

an expression showing pleasure or friendliness with the lips curved upward

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yíma smile; smiling expressionกว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1wide; broad2spacious; roomy3extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scopeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That child has a very wide smile.
3 more examples
เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเธอterทักtákผมpŏmด้วยdûuayยิ้มyímอ่อนònๆ-
This morning she greeted me with a gentle smile.
หลังlǎngได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoดีdiiทุกคนtúk-konมีmiiรอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímบนbonใบหน้าbai-nâa
After receiving the good news, everyone had a smile on their face.
รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiลงlong
His smile eased the tense atmosphere.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

yím

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] smile