ของชำ
kɔ̌ɔng-chamMeaning
1NounB1
groceries; sundries; provisions
everyday household and food items, typically dry goods and packaged products sold at a small grocery shop (as in ร้านของชำร้านของชำráan-kɔ̌ɔng-chamgrocery store; corner shop)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] go shoppingชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านค้าráan-káaร้านค้าráan-káashop; storeหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔientrance of an alley
Mom told me to go buy some groceries at the shop at the entrance of the alley.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiตลาดสดdtà-làat-sòtแวะwɛ́ซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngชำchamพวกpûuakเครื่องปรุงkrʉ̂ʉang-bprungกับgàpน้ำมันพืชnám-man-pʉ̂ʉtก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-ná
Before going to the fresh market, let's stop by to buy dry goods like seasonings and vegetable oil first.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngชำchamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสบู่sà-bùuยาสีฟันyaa-sǐi-fanไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngบะหมี่กึ่งสำเร็จรูปbà-mìi-gʉ̀ng-sǎm-rèt-rûup
This shop sells all kinds of grocery items, from soap and toothpaste to instant noodles.
ภาวะเงินเฟ้อpaa-wá-ngən-fə́əส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópโดยตรงdooi-dtrongต่อราคาdtɔ̀ɔ-raa-kaaของชำkɔ̌ɔng-chamทำให้tam-hâiหลายlǎaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaต้องdtɔ̂ngรัดเข็มขัดrát-kěm-kàtมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Inflation has a direct impact on the price of everyday groceries, forcing many families to tighten their belts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ของชำ said ของ-ชัม?
kɔ̌ɔng-cham
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kɔ̌ɔng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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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ชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingdry groceries; sundriesPart 2
ของชำkɔ̌ɔng-chamของชำkɔ̌ɔng-chamgroceries; sundries; provisionsgroceries; sundries; provisionsWord