การจำ
gaan-jamMeanings
1NounB1
remembering; recall
the cognitive process or act of retrieving or retaining information from memory
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการจำgaan-jamการจำgaan-jam1remembering; recall2memorization; learning by heartที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจดjòtจดjòt1[to] note; jot down; write down2[to] register; record officially3[to] reach; touch; adjoinทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all thingsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)
I have a poor memory, so I have to write everything down.
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การจำgaan-jamใบหน้าbai-nâaคนkonเป็นbpenทักษะták-sàที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanสำหรับsǎm-ràpพนักงานต้อนรับpá-nák-ngaan-dtɔ̂ɔn-ráp
The ability to remember faces is an important skill for a receptionist.
พอpɔɔอายุมากaa-yú-mâakขึ้นkʉ̂nการจำgaan-jamเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoในอดีตnai-à-dìitของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเลือนลางlʉʉan-laang
As he got older, his memory of past events began to fade.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaว่าwâaการนอนหลับgaan-nɔɔn-làpมีผลต่อmii-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanการจำgaan-jamของkɔ̌ɔngสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngอย่างไรyàang-rai
Scientists are studying how sleep affects the brain's memory consolidation process.
2NounB1
memorization; learning by heart
the act or practice of committing information to memory through repetition
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaใช้เวลาchái-wee-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterจำสูตรjam-sùutจำสูตรjam-sùut[to] memorize formulasคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatmathematics; math
I have an exam tomorrow; I have to spend all night memorizing math formulas.
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การจำgaan jamคำศัพท์kam sàpโดยdoiใช้cháiบัตรคำbàt kamเป็นbpenวิธีwí-teeที่têeได้ผลดีdâi pŏn deeสำหรับsăm-ràpหลายๆlăai lăaiคนkon
Memorizing vocabulary using flashcards is an effective method for many people.
ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpวิธีการสอนwí-tee gaan sŏnที่têeเน้นnénแต่dtàeการจำgaan jamเพราะpráwมันmanไม่mâiช่วยให้chûuai hâiเข้าใจเนื้อหาkâo jai néuua hăaจริงๆjing jing
I don't like teaching methods that only emphasize memorization because it doesn't help with real understanding of the content.
ระบบการศึกษาrá-bòp-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmมักจะmák-jàให้ความสำคัญhâi-kwaam-sǎm-kanกับgàpการจำgaan-jamมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการคิดวิเคราะห์gaan-kít-wí-krɔ́ซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenข้อจำกัดkɔ̂ɔ-jam-gàtในnaiการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaนักเรียนnák-riian
Traditional education systems often place more importance on memorization than on critical thinking, which is a limitation in student development.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is การจำ said การ-จัม?
gaan-jam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 2
การจำgaan-jamการจำgaan-jamremembering; recallremembering; recallWord