เขียวๆ(kĭiao kĭiao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
greenish; slightly green
having a green tint to some degree; somewhat or faintly green (reduplication marks approximation).
Examples
มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango 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)เขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiao1green-colored (various/unspecified)2greenish; slightly greenอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/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)
This mango is still a bit green.
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Yesterday, the water in the canal looked a bit green.
His face started to look greenish, like he was going to vomit.
ฉันchănไม่แน่ใจmâi nâe jaiว่าwâaกล้วยglûuaiสุกsùkหรือยังrĕu yangเพราะpráwเปลือกbplèuakมันmanยังyangดูdooเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoอยู่yòo
I'm not sure if the banana is ripe yet because its peel still looks greenish.
2AdjectiveB1
green-colored (various/unspecified)
used with reduplication to refer vaguely to green things or to a variety of green shades (e.g., ‘a green one/green ones’).
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เอาaoเอาao1auxiliary marking emphasis or result2[!] come on; all right; go ahead3marker: adverse consequence4[to] use; employ5[to] take; get; pick6[to] bring/take (for use)7[to] want (request/ordering)8[to] have sex (vulgar slang)พริกpríkพริกprík1chili; chili pepper2chili plantสีไหนsĕe năiสีไหนsĕe năiwhich colorครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1hair (on the head)2I; me (male speaker, polite)เอาaoเอาao1auxiliary marking emphasis or result2[!] come on; all right; go ahead3marker: adverse consequence4[to] use; employ5[to] take; get; pick6[to] bring/take (for use)7[to] want (request/ordering)8[to] have sex (vulgar slang)อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)3thing; item; one4which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)เขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiao1green-colored (various/unspecified)2greenish; slightly greenครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Which color chili do you want? I'll take the green ones.
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ช่วยchûuaiหยิบyìpลูกบอลlôok bonอันanเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoให้hâiหน่อยnòiได้ไหมdâi măiอันanที่อยู่têe yòoข้างkâangโซฟาsoh-faa
Could you please grab the green ball for me, the one next to the sofa?
ไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatอย่าลืมyàa leumซื้อséuผักpàkอันanเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoมาmaaทำtamแกงจืดgaeng jèutด้วยdûuayนะná
When you go to the market, don't forget to buy the green vegetables to make soup.
ในบรรดาnai ban-daaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaทั้งหมดtáng mòtที่têeจัดแสดงjàt sà-daengอยู่yòoฉันchănชอบchôpพวกpûuakตัวdtuuaเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoมากที่สุดmâak têe sùtเพราะpráwมันmanดูสบายตาdoo sà-baai dtaaดีdee
Among all the clothes on display, I like the green ones the most because they look easy on the eyes.