ค่ำๆ
kâm kâmMeaning
1AdverbA2
late evening; around nightfall
in the later part of the evening or around nightfall; colloquially, sometime in the evening without a precise time (e.g., พบกันค่ำๆ).
Examples
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Let's meet sometime in the evening, okay?
He will call back sometime in the evening.
ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìผมpŏmเลิกงานlêrk ngaanแล้วláeoถึงบ้านtĕung bâanค่ำๆkâm kâmเลยloieมีmeeเวลาway-laaออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiตอนนั้นdton nán
I usually finish work and get home in the evening, so I have time to exercise then.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ค่ำๆ said ค่ำ-ค่ำ?
kâm kâm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |