เค็มๆ

kem-kem

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

slightly salty; briny

tasting a bit salty; mildly salty or briny

Examples

แกงgaengแกงgaeng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: types/varieties of curry dishesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelเค็มๆkem-kemเค็มๆkem-kem1slightly salty; briny2a bit stingy (informal)
This curry tastes a bit salty.
2AdjectiveB2

a bit stingy (informal)

somewhat unwilling to spend money; frugal to a fault (informal, figurative; softens the criticism)

Examples

เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เค็มๆkem-kemเค็มๆkem-kem1slightly salty; briny2a bit stingy (informal)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
This friend is a bit stingy; he doesn't really treat anyone to anything.

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