จดจำ
jòt-jamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] remember; retain in memory
To keep [sth] in mind and be able to recall it later.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จดจำjòt-jamจดจำjòt-jam1[to] remember; retain in memory2[to] memorize; learn by heartชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I can remember my friend’s name.
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He could remember the way home even though it was already dark.
เธอtəəจดจำjòt-jamเบอร์โทรศัพท์bəə-too-rá-sàpของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛได้dâaiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiมีmiiคนkonถามtǎam
She could recall her mom’s phone number as soon as someone asked.
ครูแนะนำkruu-nɛ́-namให้เราhâi-raoจดจำคำjòt-jam-kamสำคัญsǎm-kanไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaได้dâaiตอนdtɔɔnทำtamข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔp
The teacher advised us to keep key words in mind so we can recall the content during the test.
2VerbB1
[to] memorize; learn by heart
To deliberately learn [sth] so it can be recalled exactly.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usจดจำคำjòt-jam-kamจดจำคำjòt-jam-kam[to] memorize wording/wordsศัพท์sàpศัพท์sàp1word; term2vocabulary; lexicon; terminologyสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher told us to memorize ten vocabulary words for tomorrow’s test.
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ฉันchǎnใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiท่องtɔ̂ɔngเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจดจำสูตรjòt-jam-sùutคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatให้hâiแม่นmɛ̂n
I use rhythmic chanting to memorize math formulas accurately.
เขาkăoจดจำjòt jamบทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaยาวyaaoๆ-ได้dâiเพราะpráwฝึกfèukอ่านàanออกเสียงòk sĭiangซ้ำsámหลายรอบlăai rôp
He memorized the long dialogue by practicing reading it aloud repeatedly.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngจดจำjòt-jamบทbòtทุกtúkบรรทัดban-tátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krátจึงjʉngซ้อมsɔ́ɔmแบ่งbɛ̀ngตอนdtɔɔnและlɛ́ทบทวนtóp-tuuanเป็นระบบbpen-rá-bòp
The actor must memorize every line precisely, so he rehearses in sections and reviews systematically.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จดจำ said จด-จัม?
jòt-jam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jòt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
จดjòtจดjòt1[to] note; jot down; write down2[to] register; record officially3[to] reach; touch; adjoin[to] note; jot down; write downPart 1
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จดจำjòt-jamจดจำjòt-jam[to] remember; retain in memory[to] remember; retain in memoryWord