จำคำ(jam kam)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] remember exact words
to remember or memorize the exact words that were said or written
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]จำคำjam kamจำคำjam kam1[to] remember exact words2[to] remember [sb]’s word/promiseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บทกลอนbòt glonบทกลอนbòt glon1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)ให้ได้hâi dâiให้ได้hâi dâi1post-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter what2imperative emphasis: be sure to; make sure toก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher told us to memorize the exact words of the poem by tomorrow.
2VerbB2
[to] remember [sb]’s word/promise
to keep in mind and honor what someone said or promised; to remember a given word
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseขอให้kŏr hâiขอให้kŏr hâi1to request that; to ask that2May ...; I wish that ...เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeตรงเวลาdtrong way-laaตรงเวลาdtrong way-laa1punctual; on time2on time (adv.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจำคำjam kamจำคำjam kam1[to] remember exact words2[to] remember [sb]’s word/promiseไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverผิดนัดpìt nátผิดนัดpìt nát1[to] miss; break an appointment2[to] default (on a debt/obligation)
His mother asked him to come home on time, and he kept her words in mind and never missed the appointment.
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จำคำjam kamจำคำjam kam[to] remember exact words