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| สะกิดนิดสะกิดหน่อย saL gitL nitH saL gitL naawyL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สะ-กิด-นิด-สะ-กิด-หฺน่อย |
| IPA | sàʔ kìt nít sàʔ kìt nɔ̀ːj |
| Royal Thai General System | sakit nit sakit noi |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to prod gently; ask pointed questions in a non-aggressive manner | ||
| categories | |||
| components | สะกิด | saL gitL | to poke; prick |
 นิด  | nitH | [is] tiny; very small; microscopic | |
| สะกิด | saL gitL | to poke; prick | |
| หน่อย | naawyL | [word used to soften the meaning of a sentence] "...a bit" — "...somewhat" — "...to some extent"; this little thing, no big deal here, for just a moment | |
| sample sentence | นายกรัฐมนตรีถูกนักข่าวถามสะกิดนิดสะกิดหน่อยเป็นไม่ได้ ต้องแว้ดใส่ทุกที  naaM yohkH ratH thaL mohnM dtreeM thuukL nakH khaaoL thaamR saL gitL nitH saL gitL naawyL bpenM maiF daiF dtawngF waaetH saiL thookH theeM "The prime minister cannot be questioned gently by reporters, [they] always need to shout at him." | ||
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