ลองชิม
lɔɔng-chimMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] taste; sample [food/drink]
To try a small amount of food or drink to check its flavor before deciding or consuming more.
Examples
ลองชิมlɔɔng-chimลองชิมlɔɔng-chim[to] taste; sample [food/drink]แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)สิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Try this curry. It's delicious.
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แม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoเธอtəəกำลังจะgam-lang-jàลองชิมlɔɔng-chimดูduu
The cook has finished cooking. She is about to try it.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnซื้อsʉ́ʉส้มตำปูปลาร้าsôm-dtam-bpuu-bplaa-ráaฉันchǎnขอkɔ̌ɔแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaลองชิมlɔɔng-chimน้ำส้มnáam-sômตำdtamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnว่าwâaเค็มkemไปbpaiไหมmǎi
Before buying the papaya salad with fermented fish, I asked the vendor if I could try the dressing first to see if it was too salty.
คุณควรkun-kuuanลองชิมlɔɔng-chimไวน์waaiดูก่อนduu-gɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiว่าwâaจะjàสั่งsàngทั้งtángขวดkùuatดีdiiไหมmǎi
You should try a taste of the wine before deciding whether to order the whole bottle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɔɔng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลองชิมlɔɔng-chimลองชิมlɔɔng-chim[to] taste; sample [food/drink][to] taste; sample [food/drink]Word