จัมพ์
jamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] jump; leap
To push oneself off a surface and into the air; to move over something by jumping.
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จัมพ์jamจัมพ์jam1[to] jump; leap2a jump; a leapแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The cat is about to jump.
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Children like to jump on the bed.
He has to jump high to get over the obstacle.
เขาkǎoจัมพ์jamลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakกำแพงgam-pɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiไปbpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
He jumped down from the wall and ran away quickly.
2NounA2
a jump; a leap
An act of jumping into the air or over something, especially in sports.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจัมพ์jamจัมพ์jam1[to] jump; leap2a jump; a leapสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He jumps very high.
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That basketball player jumped and shot the ball into the hoop.
This high jumper's jump is very impressive.
โค้ชkóotสอนsɔ̌ɔnเทคนิคték-nìkการgaanจัมพ์jamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตบdtòpลูกlûukวอลเลย์บอลwɔn-lêe-bɔnให้hâiมีพลังmii-pá-langมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The coach taught the technique for jumping to spike the volleyball with more power.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จัมพ์ said จัม?
jam
- Silent letterพ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
พ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |