จากมา
jàak-maaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] leave [sb] or [somewhere] and come (toward the speaker)
to leave [sb] or [somewhere] and come toward the speaker; commonly used with the object before มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker, e.g., เขาจากบ้านเกิดมานานแล้ว ('He left his hometown long ago')
Examples
พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านนอกbâan nôkบ้านนอกbâan nôk1the countryside; rural area2rural; from the countryside3unsophisticated; provincial (derogatory)มาหาmaa hăaมาหาmaa hăa1[to] come see/visit [sb]2[to] come looking for [sth]งานทำngaan tamในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
My older sister left the countryside to come find a job in Bangkok.
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เขาkǎoจากjàakบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətมานานmaa-naanหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangพูดpûutภาษาถิ่นpaa-sǎa-tìnของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengอยู่yùu
He left his hometown many years ago, but he still speaks his own local dialect.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàจากjàakครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaมาไกลmaa-glaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiก็gɔ̂ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Even though I've left my family and come far away, technology helps us stay in touch more easily.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianบรรยายban-yaaiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngจากjàakแผ่นดินแม่pɛ̀n-din-mɛ̂ɛมาmaaเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-màiในnaiต่างแดนdtàang-dɛɛn
The author describes the feelings of a character who had to leave their motherland to come start a new life in a foreign country.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàak
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
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
จากมาjàak-maaจากมาjàak-maa[to] leave [sb] or [somewhere] and come (toward the speaker)[to] leave [sb] or [somewhere] and come (toward the speaker)Word