กะละแม
gà-lá-mɛɛMeaning
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Thai caramel candy; kalamae
A traditional Thai sweet made from glutinous rice flour, palm sugar, and coconut milk, similar to a sticky caramel or toffee
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)กะละแมgà-lá-mɛɛกะละแมgà-lá-mɛɛThai caramel candy; kalamaeเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันหวานman-wǎanมันหวานman-wǎansweet potatoและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เหนียวหนึบnǐiao-nʉ̀pเหนียวหนึบnǐiao-nʉ̀p1chewy; slightly sticky (food)2very sticky; adhesive
I like eating Kalamae because it is sweet and chewy.
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ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiแม่mɛ̂ɛมักจะmák-jàซื้อsʉ́ʉกะละแมgà-lá-mɛɛกลับมาglàp-maaเป็นbpenของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàakเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Every time she goes to Chiang Mai, my mom always buys Kalamae as souvenirs.
ยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnฉันchǎnกวนguuanกะละแมgà-lá-mɛɛในnaiกระทะgrà-táทองเหลืองtɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉangใบbaiใหญ่yàiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเตรียมdtriiamไปงานbpai-ngaanบุญbun
My grandmother taught me how to stir Kalamae in a large brass wok in preparation for the merit-making festival.
การทำgaan-tamกะละแมgà-lá-mɛɛแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaและlɛ́ความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonสูงsǔungมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngกวนguuanส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmให้hâiเข้ากันkâo-ganจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàร่อนrɔ̂ɔnไม่ติดmâi-dtìtกระทะgrà-tá
Making traditional Kalamae requires a lot of time and patience, as the ingredients must be stirred together until they no longer stick to the pan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |