งอม
ngɔɔmMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
overripe; very ripe
so ripe that it is very soft or on the verge of being spoiled
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2shopping basket; online cartงอมngɔɔmงอมngɔɔm1overripe; very ripe2severely affected; in a bad wayมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwater
The bananas in the basket are so ripe that the peels are starting to turn black.
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มะม่วงmá-mûuangลูกlûukนี้níiงอมngɔɔmจนjonเนื้อยุ่ยnʉ́ʉa-yûiกินginวันนี้wan-níiไม่งั้นmâi-ngánจะjàเสียsǐia
This mango is so ripe that the flesh is mushy; eat it today or it will spoil.
ทุเรียนtú-riianที่tîiวางไว้waang-wáiสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanงอมngɔɔmพอดีpɔɔ-diiกลิ่นแรงglìn-rɛɛngและlɛ́ก้านgâanเริ่มrə̂əmแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
The durian left for two days is perfectly overripe; it smells strong and the stem is starting to dry.
ฝรั่งfà-ràngในnaiลังlangงอมngomเกินไปgern bpaiจนjonแค่kâeแตะdtàeเบาbaoๆ-ก็gâwช้ำchámและláeใกล้glâiเสียแล้วsĭia láew
The guavas in the crate are overly ripe, so just a light touch bruises them and they're about to spoil.
2AdjectiveB2
severely affected; in a bad way
in a very bad condition or badly affected by something (informal, often with จากจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palm/เพราะเพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-sounding)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)งอมngɔɔmงอมngɔɔm1overripe; very ripe2severely affected; in a bad wayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้ำขังnáam-kǎngน้ำขังnáam-kǎng1standing water; stagnant water2[to] have standing water; [to] become waterlogged
After it rained all night, the road in the alley ended up in a terrible state because of the standing water.
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ทีมงานtiim-ngaanงอมngɔɔmจากjàakงานngaanเร่งด่วนrêng-dùuanหลายlǎaiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekติดกันdtìt-ganจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanนัดnátลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The team is in a bad way from several rush projects back to back, to the point of having to postpone client meetings.
หลังlǎngเจอjəəแดดจัดdɛ̀ɛt-jàtทั้งวันtáng-wanรถrótของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂สีซีดsǐi-sîitและlɛ́ยางyaangปัดbpàtน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnงอมngɔɔmเพราะprɔ́ความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔn
After a whole day under harsh sun, his car’s paint faded and the wiper blades were in bad shape due to the heat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngɔɔm
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 | — | — |