ชาม
chaamMeanings
1NounA1
bowl
A round, open container used for holding, serving, or eating food or liquids.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ซุปsúpซุปsúpsoup
Mom grabbed a bowl to put soup in.
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Please bring a larger bowl; I'm going to mix a salad.
He placed the fruit in a glass bowl on the coffee table.
2NounA2
portion (bowlful)
A portion equal to the amount contained in one bowl; a bowlful.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอิ่มแล้วìm-lɛ́ɛoอิ่มแล้วìm-lɛ́ɛoalready full; having eaten enough
I get full after one bowlful of rice.
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ถ้าtâaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมาmaaเพิ่มpə̂əmเราraoจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngหุงhǔngข้าวkâaoเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชามchaam
If more friends come, we will need to cook one more bowlful of rice.
3ClassifierA2
classifier: bowls/bowlfuls
A classifier used to count bowls and bowlful servings of food or liquids.
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forข้าวต้มkâao-dtômข้าวต้มkâao-dtômrice soup; rice porridgeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I’d like one bowl of rice porridge, please.
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Yesterday I ate two bowls of noodles.
In the evening we ordered three bowls of clear soup to share.
แม่mɛ̂ɛตักข้าวdtàk-kâaoต้มdtômให้hâiพ่อpɔ̂ɔหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชามchaamแล้วlɛ́ɛoเติมdtəəmอีกìikครึ่งkrʉ̂ngชามchaamเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพ่อpɔ̂ɔบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaยังyangไม่mâiอิ่มìm
Mom served Dad one bowl of rice porridge, then added another half bowl when he said he wasn’t full.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |