Word
ขอ ส้มตำ เผ็ด นิดหนึ่ง ครับ
Meaning
Can I have the papaya salad a little bit spicy, please?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of ขอ ส้มตำ เผ็ด นิดหนึ่ง ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เผ็ด
spicy
ขอ
to ask for
ส้มตำ
papaya salad
Questions & Answers about ขอ ส้มตำ เผ็ด นิดหนึ่ง ครับ
Why does นิดหนึ่ง come at the end of the phrase instead of before the word "spicy"?
In Thai, degree modifiers like นิดหนึ่ง (a little bit) come after the adjective or stative verb they modify. So instead of saying "a little bit spicy" like in English, you say เผ็ด (spicy) + นิดหนึ่ง (a little bit).
Could I use นิดหน่อย instead of นิดหนึ่ง here?
Yes! Both mean "a little bit" and can be used interchangeably in this sentence. นิดหน่อย is slightly more standard, while นิดหนึ่ง (which you will often hear pronounced as นิดนึง in everyday speech) is extremely common when ordering food.
The English translation says "Can I have", but where are the words for "I" and "can"?
The single word ขอ does all the heavy lifting here! It means "to ask for" or "may I have." When ordering food or requesting an item, you just start with ขอ followed by the noun, completely dropping the need for pronouns like "I".
Why is the number one (หนึ่ง) in the phrase นิดหนึ่ง?
นิด means "a tiny amount," and หนึ่ง is the number one. When you put them together, it literally translates to "one tiny amount," which Thai uses to mean "a little bit."