เฉียดๆ
chìiat chìiatMeanings
1AdverbB1
almost; nearly
almost or nearly reaching a certain number, amount, or state; just about
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2silver (metal)เฉียดๆchìiat chìiatเฉียดๆchìiat chìiat1almost; nearly2closely; narrowlyห้าสิบhâa sìpห้าสิบhâa sìpfifty; 50บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)น่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2might be a good idea (suggestion)3should have (regret/criticism)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] pass a ballค่ารถkâa rótค่ารถkâa rótfare; transport fee
He has almost 50 baht, which should be enough to pay for the bus fare.
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เสื้อsêuuaตัวdtuuaนี้néeราคาraa-kaaเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatหนึ่งพันnèung panบาทbàatแต่dtàeคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap deeมากmâak
This shirt costs nearly one thousand baht, but the quality is very good.
มีmeeคนkonมาmaaงานเลี้ยงวันเกิดngaan líiang wan gèrtของเขาkŏng kăoเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatร้อยróiคนkonแน่ะnâe
There were just about a hundred people who came to his birthday party.
คะแนนสอบká-naen sòpของkŏngเธอterได้dâiเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatเกรดgrètสี่sèeไปbpaiนิดเดียวnít diaoเองayngเสียดายsĭia daaiมากmâak
Her exam score was almost an A, just missing it by a little. What a shame.
2AdverbB2
closely; narrowly
very close to something, almost touching; narrowly
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier this morningรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót mo-dtêr-saiรถมอเตอร์ไซค์rót mo-dtêr-saimotorcycle; motorbikeขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatเฉียดๆchìiat chìiat1almost; nearly2closely; narrowlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyน่ากลัวnâa gluuaน่ากลัวnâa gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This morning, a motorcycle drove narrowly past me; it was very scary.
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เขาkăoเตะบอลdtè bonแรงมากraeng mâakลูกบอลlôok bonพุ่งpûngเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatเสาsăoประตูbprà-dtuuไปbpaiนิดเดียวnít diao
He kicked the ball so hard, it shot narrowly past the goalpost.
ในnaiหนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนั้นnánพระเอกprá àykโชคดีchôhk deeมากmâakที่têeกระสุนปืนgrà-sŭn bpeunแค่kâeยิงyingเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatใบbaiหูhŏoเขาkăoไปbpai
In that movie, the main character was very lucky that the bullet just narrowly grazed his ear.
เธอterเดินdernสวนsŭuanกับgàpเขาkăoในnaiที่têeแคบๆkâep kâepจนjonไหล่làiแทบจะtâep jàเฉียดๆchìiat chìiatกันganแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiทักทายták taai
She walked past him in a narrow space, their shoulders almost touching, but they didn't greet each other.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฉียดๆ said เฉียด-เฉียด?
chìiat chìiat
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chìiat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |