ชะมัด
chá-mátMeaning
1AdverbB1
very; extremely
very; extremely; terribly, used after an adjective or verb to add strong, informal emphasis.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherชะมัดchá-mátชะมัดchá-mátvery; extremelyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The weather is terribly hot today.
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รถติดrót-dtìtชะมัดchá-mátไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaจะjàไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanทันเวลาtan-wee-laaหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
The traffic is horrendous! I don't know if I'll get to work on time.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉaชะมัดchá-mátดูduuไปbpaiได้dâaiครึ่งkrʉ̂ngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangก็gɔ̂หลับlàpแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This movie is extremely boring. I fell asleep halfway through it.
เธอtəəแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaสุดท้ายsùt-táaiนั่นnânได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiเก่งgèngชะมัดchá-mátเลยləəiฉันchǎnคิดkítมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanยังyangคิดไม่ออกkít-mâi-ɔ̀ɔk
How did you solve that last problem? You're incredibly brilliant! I've been thinking about it all day and couldn't figure it out.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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มัดmátมัดmát1[to] tie; bind; bundle2bundle; bunch3classifier: bundles/bunches4classifier: muscles; muscle bundles[to] tie; bind; bundlePart 2
ชะมัดchá-mátชะมัดchá-mátvery; extremelyvery; extremelyWord