จำ
jamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] remember; recall
to keep information in mind and be able to bring it back; to recall
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognizeชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I can remember your name.
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Yesterday I couldn’t recall his phone number.
Tomorrow, remember the time—the appointment is at 11 o’clock.
ผมpǒmยังyangจำjamรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanวันนั้นwan-nánได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeenแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàผ่านมาpàan-maaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I can still recall the details of that day clearly, even though many years have passed.
2VerbB1
[to] memorize
to learn something so that it can be recalled exactly
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จำสูตรjam sòotจำสูตรjam sòot[to] memorize formulasนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้ได้hâi dâiให้ได้hâi dâipost-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter whatเป๊ะbpéเป๊ะbpé1exact; precise (informal)2exactly; spot-on (informal)ๆ-ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerสอบsòpสอบsòp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher told us to memorize this formula exactly before tomorrow’s exam.
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ฉันchănท่องบทtông bòtกวีgà-weeซ้ำsámๆ-จนjonจำคำjam kamทุกtúkคำkamได้dâiตรงตามdtrong dtaamต้นฉบับdtôn chà-bàp
I recited the poem repeatedly until I could memorize every word exactly as in the original.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngต้องdtɔ̂ngจำjamบทพูดbòt-pûutตามdtaamบทbòtให้hâiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamไม่mâiตกหล่นdtòk-lònแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛคำเดียวkam-diiao
The actor must memorize the lines precisely according to the script, not missing a single word.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnเขาkǎoจำjamกฎgòtทุกtúkข้อkɔ̂ɔแบบbɛ̀ɛpคำkamต่อคำdtɔ̀ɔ-kamตามdtaamคู่มือkûu-mʉʉอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
To participate in the competition, he memorized every rule verbatim from the manual strictly.
3VerbB1
[to] recognize
to identify something or someone as familiar from memory
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จำหน้าjam-nâaจำหน้าjam-nâa[to] recognize [sb]'s faceเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
I recognized his face as someone I saw at the market yesterday.
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เธอtəəจำเสียงjam-sǐiangพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛได้dâaiทันทีtan-tiiแม้mɛ́ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเห็นหน้าhěn-nâa
She immediately recognized the coffee shop employee’s voice even without seeing the face.
พอporเห็นhĕnโลโก้loh gôhนั้นnánผมก็pŏm gôrจำได้jam dâiทันทีtan teeว่าwâaเคยkoeiเห็นhĕnแบรนด์braenนี้néeกับgàpแม่mâe
As soon as I saw that logo, I recognized it as the brand I saw with my mom.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiหลายlǎaiปีbpiiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangจำjamท่าทางtâa-taangการเดินgaan-dəənของkɔ̌ɔngครูkruuเก่าgàoได้dâaiจากjàakระยะไกลrá-yá-glai
Even after many years, he could still recognize his former teacher’s gait from afar.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จำ said จัม?
jam
- Vowel spellingThe vowel ำ already ends in an m sound, so it is respelled ัม.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, 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
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 | — | — |