จำนรรจา
jam-nan-jaaMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] speak; [to] converse
to speak, talk, or converse (typically used in a literary, poetic, or highly formal context)
Examples
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)จำนรรจาjam-nan-jaaจำนรรจาjam-nan-jaa[to] speak; [to] converseกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingความหลังkwaam-lǎngความหลังkwaam-lǎngthe past; memoriesที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศาลาริมน้ำsǎa-laa-rim-náamศาลาริมน้ำsǎa-laa-rim-náamwaterside pavilionอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùk[to] be happy
The young man and woman sat conversing happily about the past at the waterfront pavilion.
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สตรีsà-dtriiชาติตระกูลchâat-dtrà-guunดีdiiในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักได้mák-dâaiรับrápการอบรมgaan-òp-romให้hâiรู้จักrúu-jàkจำนรรจาjam-nan-jaaด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiสุภาพsù-pâapและlɛ́มีmiiกาลเทศะgaa-lá-tee-sà
Women of good birth in the past were often trained to converse with polite and appropriate words.
เหล่าlàoขุนนางkǔn-naangต่างdtàangจำนรรจาjam-nan-jaaกันganถึงtʉ̌ngข้อราชการkɔ̂ɔ-râat-chá-gaanในnaiท้องพระโรงtɔ́ɔng-prá-roongอย่างyàangเคร่งเครียดkrêeng-krîiat
The nobles conversed tensely about official matters in the throne hall.
ศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàแห่งhɛ̀ngการร้อยเรียงgaan-rɔ́ɔi-riiangถ้อยtɔ̂ɔiจำนรรจาjam-nan-jaaในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitทางtaangภาษาpaa-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngกวีgà-wiiในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnánได้dâaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
The art of weaving conversational words in poetry clearly reflects the linguistic refinement of poets in that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จำนรรจา said จัม-นัน-จา?
jam-nan-jaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |