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gàmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dark; deep-colored; dusky
Dark or deep in color, especially blackish, purplish, or deep red; also used to intensify a color word.
Examples
ลูกหม่อนlûuk-mɔ̀ɔnลูกหม่อนlûuk-mɔ̀ɔnmulberry (fruit)พวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsสุกก่ำsùk-gàmสุกก่ำsùk-gàmvery ripe; darkened in color (of fruit)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[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)ได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
These mulberries are ripe and dark, you can pick and eat them now.
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รอrɔɔให้hâiมะม่วงสุกmá-mûuang-sùkก่ำgàmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnค่อยkɔ̂iกินginจะได้jà-dâaiรสชาติrót-châatที่tîiหวานwǎanที่สุดtîi-sùt
Wait for the mango to ripen to a deep color before eating; it will have the sweetest flavor.
ชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanจะjàเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoผลpǒnเชอร์รี่chəə-rîiก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaผลpǒnของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngก่ำgàmทั่วทั้งtûua-tángลูกlûukซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaสุกsùkเต็มที่dtem-tîi
Farmers will only harvest cherries when the fruit has turned a deep, dark red all over, which is a sign of full ripeness.
องุ่นà-ngùnที่tîiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiสุกก่ำsùk-gàmคาkaaต้นdtônมักจะmák-jàมีmiiความหวานkwaam-wǎanเข้มข้นkêm-kônเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpนำไปnam-bpaiทำtamไวน์waaiชั้นดีchán-dii
Grapes that are left on the vine to ripen to a deep, dark color often have a concentrated sweetness, ideal for making fine wine.
His roses are a deep, dark red, not a bright red.
She likes to wear dark, purplish lipstick, which makes her stand out.
เลือดlʉ̂ʉatที่tîiแห้งกรังhɛ̂ɛng-grangแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenสีน้ำตาลsǐi-nám-dtaanก่ำgàm
Dried blood turns a deep, blackish-brown color.
ในnaiภาพวาดpâap-wâatท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnถูกtùukระบายrá-baaiด้วยdûuaiสีน้ำเงินsǐi-náam-ngənก่ำgàmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศลึกลับban-yaa-gàat-lʉ́k-láp
In the painting, the night sky was painted a very dark, deep blue to create a mysterious atmosphere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gàm
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |