ขำๆ
kăm kămMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
amusing; a bit funny
funny in a light way; amusing, without much seriousness.
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขำๆkăm kămขำๆkăm kăm1amusing; a bit funny2just for fun; not seriouslyดีนะdee náดีนะdee ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)
This movie is pretty amusing.
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I like to watch funny video clips on the internet.
เรื่องrêuuangที่têeเขาkăoเล่าlâoมันmanขำๆkăm kămมากmâakทุกคนtúk konหัวเราะhŭua róกันganใหญ่yàiเลยloie
The story he told was very amusing; everyone laughed a lot.
เป็นbpenซีรีส์see-rêeที่têeดูdooได้dâiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเนื้อเรื่องnéuua rêuuangขำๆkăm kămช่วยให้chûuai hâiผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiหลังเลิกงานlăng lêrk ngaan
It's a series you can watch casually; the amusing plot helps you relax after work.
2AdverbB1
just for fun; not seriously
in a joking manner, just for fun, or not seriously.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastขำๆkăm kămขำๆkăm kăm1amusing; a bit funny2just for fun; not seriouslyอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
I just said it for fun, don't be angry.
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ตอนแรกdton râekก็gâwแค่kâeทำtamโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeกันganขำๆkăm kămแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeมันmanกลายเป็นglaai bpenธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtจริงจังjing-jangไปแล้วbpai láew
At first, we just did this project for fun, but now it has become a serious business.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiถือสาคำtĕu săa kamพูดpôotเขาkăoเลยloieเขาkăoแค่kâeแกล้งglâengเธอterขำๆkăm kămเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán là
Don't take his words to heart; he's just teasing you for fun.
เขาkăoโพสต์póhtแสดงความเห็นsà-dăeng kwaam hĕnนั้นnánไปbpaiขำๆkăm kămโดยdoiไม่ได้mâi dâaiคาดคิดkâat kítว่าwâaจะjàกลายเป็นglaai bpenประเด็นbprà-denดราม่าdraa-mâaใหญ่โตyài dtoh
He posted that comment just for fun, not anticipating that it would become a huge drama.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขำๆ said ขัม-ขัม?
kăm kăm
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 syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kăm
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 | — | — |