กล้ำ(glâm)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] blend; [to] combine

to blend or combine (especially sounds or consonants); to pronounce together

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilชาวต่างชาติchaao dtàang châatชาวต่างชาติchaao dtàang châatforeigner; foreign nationalมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ออกเสียงòk sĭiangออกเสียงòk sĭiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote (by voice)3pronunciationคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesควบกล้ำkûuap glâmควบกล้ำkûuap glâm1consonant cluster; consonant blend2[to] form a consonant clusterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thaiไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal
Foreign students often do not pronounce blended consonants in Thai very clearly.
2VerbC1

[to] approach; [to] intrude

to come near or enter into another area, often in an unwanted or improper way

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offปล่อยให้bplòi hâiปล่อยให้bplòi hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastrangerเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’กล้ำกรายglâm graaiกล้ำกรายglâm graai[to] come near; brush lightly (poetic)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บริเวณbo-rí-waynบริเวณbo-rí-wayn1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity (post-nominal)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
Parents teach us not to let strangers intrude into the perimeter of our home.