Idioms & Proverbs · Phrase

กินข้าวหรือยัง

gin khâao rʉ̌ʉ yang/kin kʰâːw rɯ̌ː jaŋ/

Have you eaten yet? (greeting)

Word breakdown

กินginkinto eatข้าวkhâaokʰâːwrice; mealหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ yangrɯ̌ː jaŋyetHave you eaten yet? (greeting)

Used as a greeting, not as a real question about your meal.

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Words in this phrase

กินto eat; to take (medicine)ข้าวrice; mealยังstill; yet

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