ค่ำลง
kâm-longMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] grow toward night; get dark
to become evening or night; the light fades and it gets dark
Examples
ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toค่ำลงkâm-longค่ำลงkâm-long[to] grow toward night; get darkเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
The sky is getting dark; let's go home.
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As evening falls, the streetlights light up one by one.
อากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenขึ้นkʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaค่ำลงkâm-longและlɛ́เสียงจักจั่นsǐiang-jàk-gà-jànก็gɔ̂ดังdangชัดchát
It gets cooler when evening comes, and the cicadas become louder.
ค่ำลงkâm longช้าcháaในnaiฤดูร้อนrú-duu rónแต่dtàeเงาngaoภูเขาpoo kăoก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiกลืนgleuuanแสงsăengสุดท้ายsùt táaiจนjonเมืองมืดmeuuang mêutสนิทsà-nìt
Night falls slowly in summer, yet the mountain’s shadow gradually swallows the last light until the city is dark.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online[to] go down; descendPart 2
ค่ำลงkâm-longค่ำลงkâm-long[to] grow toward night; get dark[to] grow toward night; get darkWord