งั่ม
ngâmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] bite; [to] chomp
to bite or take a bite of something, especially in an informal or playful way
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; watch out (for)2watch out!; caution!นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)งั่มngâmงั่มngâm1[to] bite; [to] chomp2chomp!แก้มgɛ̂ɛmแก้มgɛ̂ɛm1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Be careful, I'll bite your cheek.
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This puppy likes to playfully bite my toes in the morning.
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangชิ้นนี้chín-níiดูduuน่าทานnâa-taanมากmâakขอkɔ̌ɔฉันchǎnงั่มngâmคำนึงkam-nʉngได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
This piece of bread looks very appetizing, can I take a bite?
เขาkǎoหมั่นเขี้ยวmàn-kîiaoหลานสาวlǎan-sǎaoจนjonอดไม่ได้òt-mâi-dâaiที่จะtîi-jàก้มลงgôm-longไปbpaiงั่มngâmพุงpungกะทิgà-tíของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi
He found his niece so adorable that he couldn't resist bending down to playfully bite the little girl's chubby belly.
2InterjectionB1
chomp!
a word used to represent the sound or action of biting or chewing
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseงั่มๆngâm ngâmงั่มๆngâm ngâm1nom nom; munch munch2[to] munch; [to] bite playfully
The little child chewed the rice loudly, going 'ngam ngam'.
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แมวmaeoกินginปลาทูbplaa tooอย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròiเคี้ยวkíaoตุ้ยๆdtûi dtûiเสียงดังsĭiang dangงั่มๆngâm ngâm
The cat ate the mackerel deliciously, chewing with bulging cheeks and making a 'ngam ngam' sound.
พอporได้dâiขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékปุ๊บbpúpเขาkăoก็gâwอ้าปากâa bpàakกินginงั่มๆngâm ngâmโดยdoiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiใครkraiเลยloie
As soon as he got the cake, he opened his mouth and chewed on it 'ngam ngam' without paying attention to anyone.
ภาพpâapโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaนี้néeตัดต่อdtàt dtòเสียงsĭiangกินginงั่มๆngâm ngâmเข้าไปkâo bpaiเพื่อpêuuaกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnความอยากอาหารkwaam yàak aa-hăanของkŏngผู้ชมpôo chom
This advertisement video edited in a 'ngam ngam' chewing sound to stimulate the viewers' appetite.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
ngâm
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 | — | — |