กาละแม
gaa-lá-mɛɛMeaning
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a chewy Thai coconut candy
a traditional Thai chewy candy made from sticky rice flour, coconut milk, and palm sugar; soft and caramel-like.
Examples
กาละแมgaa-lá-mɛɛกาละแมgaa-lá-mɛɛa chewy Thai coconut candyของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàakของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàaksouvenir; small gift brought back for someoneจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-townเจ้านี้jâao-níiเจ้านี้jâao-níi1this one; this party (informal)2this (brand/establishment) (informal)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an object7marijuana (slang)เหนียวนุ่มnǐiao-nûmเหนียวนุ่มnǐiao-nûmsoft and chewy; bouncy yet tender (texture)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวานwǎanหวานwǎan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharine4stripped; worn (of a screw thread)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
This kalamae, a souvenir from another province, is very delicious. The texture is chewy and soft, and it's not too sweet.
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เวลาwee-laaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoงานวัดngaan-wátฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpซื้อsʉ́ʉกาละแมgaa-lá-mɛɛมากินmaa-ginเพราะprɔ́มันmanทั้งtángหอมhɔ̌ɔmทั้งtángหวานwǎanจากjàakน้ำตาลมะพร้าวnám-dtaan-má-práao
When I go to a temple fair, I like to buy kalamae to eat because it's both fragrant and sweet from the coconut sugar.
การกวนgaan-guuanกาละแมgaa-lá-mɛɛเป็นbpenภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpuum-bpan-yaa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทั้งtángแรงrɛɛngและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiขนมkà-nǒmที่tîiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนียนniianขึ้นเงาkʉ̂n-ngaoและlɛ́เหนียวnǐiaoพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Stirring kalamae is local wisdom that requires both effort and time to achieve a candy with a smooth, glossy, and perfectly chewy texture.
กาละแมgaa-lá-maeจากjàakเกาะสมุยgò sà-mŭiมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètเพราะpráwเขาkăoใช้cháiมะพร้าวmá-práaoสดๆsòt sòtจากjàakสวนsŭuanทำให้tam hâiรสชาติrót-châatโดดเด่นdòht dènไม่เหมือนใครmâi mĕuuan krai
Kalamae from Koh Samui is especially famous because they use fresh coconuts from their groves, giving it a unique and outstanding flavor.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaa
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 | — | — |