ครูคำ
kruu-kamMeaning
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Teacher Kham (a person's name)
A proper name or title referring to a teacher named Kham. 'ครูครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)' (khruu) means teacher and 'คำคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utterance' (kham) is a common given name.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ครูคำkruu-kamครูคำkruu-kamTeacher Kham (a person's name)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
This is Teacher Kham.
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Teacher Kham taught me Thai in primary school.
I will go see Teacher Kham at school tomorrow.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiฉันchǎnยังyangเด็กdèkครูคำkruu-kamเป็นbpenครูkruuประจำbprà-jamชั้นchánของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnท่านtânดุdùแต่dtɛ̀ɛใจjaiดีมากdii-mâak
When I was young, Teacher Kham was my homeroom teacher. She was strict but very kind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ครูคำ said ครู-คัม?
kruu-kam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kruu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ครูคำkruu-kamครูคำkruu-kamTeacher Kham (a person's name)Teacher Kham (a person's name)Word