คารม
kaa-romMeaning
1NounB2
eloquence; persuasive speech
skill in speaking that is charming, witty, or persuasive; smooth talk
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคารมkaa-romคารมkaa-romeloquence; persuasive speechทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
He speaks persuasively, making many people believe him right away.
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นักขายnák kăaiใช้cháiคารมkaa-romหวานwăanๆ-ชวนลูกค้าchuan lûuk-káaซื้อséuเพิ่มpêrmทั้งที่táng têeของkŏngยังyangไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpen
The salesperson used sweet, persuasive speech to get the customer to buy more, even though it wasn’t necessary.
คำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฟังดูfang-duuมีmiiคารมkaa-romแต่dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaกลับglàpตื้นเขินdtʉ̂ʉn-kə̌ənและlɛ́เน้นnénประจบbprà-jòpมากกว่าmâak-gwàaเหตุผลhèet-pǒn
His words sounded persuasive, but the content was shallow and relied more on flattery than reasoning.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánคารมkaa-romจัดจ้านjàt-jâanทว่าtá-wâaมักmákเป็นเพียงbpen piiangวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnฉาบฉวยchàap chŭuaiที่têeหวังwăngเอาใจao jaiผู้ฟังpôo fang
That politician is sharp-tongued and persuasive, yet it often amounts to superficial rhetoric aimed at currying favor with the audience.
He has such smooth talk that customers easily go along with him.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkใช้cháiคารมkaa-romชักจูงใจchák-juung-jaiคนฟังkon-fangให้hâiเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiกับgàpนโยบายná-yoo-baai
The candidate used persuasive speech to get the audience to agree with the policies.
แม้mɛ́ɛข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunยังyangไม่mâiครบkrópเขาkǎoกลับglàpใช้cháiคารมkaa-romแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niianจนjonปิดการขายbpìt-gaan-kǎaiได้dâai
Even with incomplete information, he used slick rhetoric to close the sale.
เธอtəəชนะchá-náโต้วาทีdtôo-waa-tiiเพราะprɔ́คารมคมคายkaa-rom-kom-kaaiและlɛ́รู้rúuจังหวะjang-wàเน้นnénประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kan
She won the debate thanks to her sharp eloquence and sense of when to stress key points.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow 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
kaa
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
คาkaaคาkaa1[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodged2left stuck; left pending[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodgedPart 1
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รมromรมrom1[to] fumigate; smoke-treat2fumigation; smoking (process)3[to] chemically darken (metal); patinate[to] fumigate; smoke-treatPart 2
คารมkaa-romคารมkaa-romeloquence; persuasive speecheloquence; persuasive speechWord