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| นิด ๆ หน่อย ๆ nitH naawyL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | นิด-หฺน่อย |
| IPA | nít nɔ̀ːj |
| Royal Thai General System | nit noi |
| [adverb, phrase] | |||
| definition | a little bit; to some extent | ||
| components | นิด  | nitH | a bit; a little more |
 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 | |
| synonym | นิดๆ หน่อยๆ | nitH nitH naawyL naawyL | a little bit; to some extent |
| sample sentence | เราอาจจะบ่นนิด ๆ หน่อย ๆ แต่เป็นการบ่นแกมปลงว่า "มันก็เป็นแบบนี้แหละ" "รถติดเป็นเรื่องธรรมดา แก้ไม่ได้หรอก" ฯลฯ  raoM aatL jaL bohnL nitH naawyL dtaaeL bpenM gaanM bohnL gaaemM bplohngM waaF manM gaawF bpenM baaepL neeH laeL rohtH dtitL bpenM reuuangF thamM maH daaM gaaeF maiF daiF raawkL laH "We complain a little, but it is complaining mixed with resignation, saying, “It is what it is”; “Traffic congestion is normal; there is nothing we can do to fix it”; etc." | ||
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