ไส้กิ่ว(sâi gìo)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
starving; very hungry
starving; to be extremely hungry, to the point of feeling one's stomach is empty.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet allowed/able toกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไส้กิ่วsâi gìoไส้กิ่วsâi gìostarving; very hungryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I haven't eaten at all yet; I'm starving now.
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ไส้กิ่วsâi gìoไส้กิ่วsâi gìostarving; very hungry