ขำ
kǎmMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
funny; amusing
causing laughter or amusement
Examples
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The dog-dancing clip yesterday was so funny I couldn't stop laughing.
His reply last night was funnier than I expected.
คอนเทนต์kɔɔn-teenล้อlɔ́ɔข่าวการเมืองkàao-gaan-mʉʉangนี้níiขำดีkǎm-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂แอบɛ̀ɛpเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiอย่างมีชั้นเชิงyàang-mii-chán-chəəng
This satirical political content is funny, yet subtly sarcastic.
2VerbA2
[to] laugh; be amused
to find something funny and (often) laugh, sometimes mildly or inwardly
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขำkǎmขำkǎm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3amusedจนเผลอjon-plə̌əจนเผลอjon-plə̌əso much that one slips up; until [sb] inadvertently does [sth]ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He told a story and I found it funny and couldn’t help but smile.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănอ่านคอมเมนต์àan kom-ménแล้วláeoขำเบาๆkăm bao baoคนkonเขียนkĭianตลกดีdtà-lòk dee
Yesterday I read the comments and quietly chuckled; the writer was funny.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเจอjəəเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngมุกmúkที่tîiเคยkəəiเล่นlênแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ขำkǎmในใจnai-jai
I’ll meet an old friend tomorrow, and thinking of the jokes we used to make makes me laugh inwardly.
แม้mɛ́ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangจะjàไม่mâiตลกdtà-lòkมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛสีหน้าsǐi-nâaจริงจังjing-jangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnเผลอplə̌əขำkǎmออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
Even though the story wasn’t very funny, his serious expression made me unintentionally laugh.
3AdjectiveB1
amused
Feeling amusement or finding something funny.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchคลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3classifier: video clips4[to] clip; fasten with a clip5ammunition clipขำๆkăm kămขำๆkăm kăm1amusing; a bit funny2just for fun; not seriouslyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowสนุกดีsà-nùk deeสนุกดีsà-nùk deequite fun; good fun
Yesterday we watched some funny clips just for laughs with friends; it was fun.
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He told everyone something just for laughs during lunch break.
อย่าyàaคิดkítจริงจังjing-jangนะnáเราraoแค่kâeพูดpôotขำๆkăm kămให้hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatไม่mâiตึงdteung
Don’t take it seriously; I was just joking for laughs to ease the tension.
เขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaโพสต์póhtนั้นnánทำtamขำๆkăm kămเพื่อpêuuaความบันเทิงkwaam ban-terngไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiพาดพิงpâat pingใครkrai
He said that post was made just for laughs for entertainment, not to target anyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขำ said ขัม?
kǎm
- Vowel spellingThe vowel ำ already ends in an m sound, so it is respelled ัม.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎm
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 | — | — |