Thai Word of the Day
กิน
GIN • verb — 13th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to eat; to consume (food)
Examples
- ฉันกินข้าวแล้ว
(I have already eaten.) - เราไปกินข้าวกันไหม?
(Shall we go eat (have a meal) together?) - เด็กๆ กินขนมกันเยอะ
(The children are eating a lot of snacks.)
Synonyms
- ทาน
- รับประทาน
กิน is the everyday, informal verb for 'to eat' used in most spoken situations. For polite or formal contexts, especially when addressing elders or in writing, use ทาน or รับประทาน. Common collocations include กินข้าว (to have a meal). กิน can also be used figuratively to mean 'consume' (e.g., to take time or resources).
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