ง่ำๆ
ngâm ngâmMeanings
1InterjectionA2
nom nom; chomp
an onomatopoeic sound representing eating, chewing, or biting
Examples
น้องหมาnóng măaน้องหมาnóng măadog (affectionate); doggieกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseง่ำๆngâm ngâmง่ำๆngâm ngâm1nom nom; chomp2[to] eat; [to] bite
The little dog is eating its food loudly, ngam ngam.
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He was chewing snacks with a loud ngam ngam sound while watching TV.
I heard a ngam ngam chewing sound coming from the kitchen.
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเคี้ยวkíaoแอปเปิลáep-bpêrnเสียงดังsĭiang dangง่ำๆngâm ngâmอย่างyàangเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròi
The little child chewed the apple with a loud ngam ngam sound, enjoying it very much.
2VerbB1
[to] eat; [to] bite
to eat or take a bite (often used in a playful, cute, or childish manner)
Examples
เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; would like toจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerง่ำๆngâm ngâmง่ำๆngâm ngâm1nom nom; chomp2[to] eat; [to] biteซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao néeเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao née1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)3nowadays; these daysเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Seeing that piece of cake makes me want to grab it and eat it right now.
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I'm so hungry. Let me take a bite of this bread.
The food looks so appetizing that I want to gobble down the whole plate.
ด้วยความที่dûuai kwaam têeขนมkà-nŏmมันmanหน้าตาnâa dtaaน่ารักnâa rákพอporถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaจะต้องjà dtôngง่ำๆngâm ngâmก็เลยgôr loeiรู้สึกผิดróo-sèuk pìtนิดหน่อยnít nòi
Because the dessert looks so incredibly cute, I feel slightly guilty when it's time to actually take a bite of it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ง่ำๆ said ง่ำ-ง่ำ?
ngâm ngâm
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
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 | — | — |