ชำระ
cham-ráMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)
to pay what is owed or settle a bill, fee, or debt
Examples
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá1[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)2[to] clean; cleanse; wash3[to] purify; rectify; purge4[to] verify and clear (accounts)ค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎanค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎan1meal price; food charge2food expenses; cost of food3meal allowanceด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเงินสดngən-sòtเงินสดngən-sòt1cash2cash (as opposed to credit)
The customer paid for the meal in cash.
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Don’t forget to settle the water and electricity bills by the end of the month.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiผู้เช่าpûu-châoชำระหนี้cham-rá-nîiค้างkáangภายในpaai-naiเจ็ดjètวันwanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangค่าปรับkâa-bpràp
The company asks the tenant to pay the outstanding debt within seven days to avoid a fine.
หลังlǎngปิดยอดbpìt-yɔ̂ɔtบัญชีban-chiiเราraoจะjàชำระcham-ráค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamทั้งหมดtáng-mòtผ่านpàanระบบrá-bòpออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiให้hâiเสร็จsètภายในpaai-naiวันนี้wan-níi
After closing the account balance, we will settle all fees through the online system by the end of today.
2VerbB1
[to] clean; cleanse; wash
to wash or make clean; to cleanse thoroughly
Examples
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá1[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)2[to] clean; cleanse; wash3[to] purify; rectify; purge4[to] verify and clear (accounts)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Please cleanse your hands thoroughly before entering the kitchen.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำสวนtam-sǔuanเสร็จsètเขาkǎoชำระcham-ráรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoให้หมดhâi-mòtดินdinและlɛ́โคลนkloon
After gardening, he cleaned his shoes of all the soil and mud.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiชำระcham-ráแผลplɛ̌ɛด้วยdûuaiน้ำเกลือnáam-glʉʉaแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iปิดbpìtพลาสเตอร์plâat-dtə̂ə
Mom told me to clean the wound with saline solution and then put on a bandage.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการติดเชื้อgaan-dtìt-chʉ́ʉaควรkuuanชำระcham-ráภาชนะpaa-chá-náให้hâiสะอาดsà-àatด้วยdûuaiน้ำร้อนnáam-rɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ผึ่งpʉ̀ngให้hâiแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
To prevent infection, containers should be thoroughly cleansed with hot water and left to dry.
3VerbB2
[to] purify; rectify; purge
to make pure, correct, or free from faults or corruption, often in a formal, legal, or moral sense
Examples
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaancommittee; boardประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá1[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)2[to] clean; cleanse; wash3[to] purify; rectify; purge4[to] verify and clear (accounts)ข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngdefect; flaw; shortcoming; imperfectionในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ระเบียบrá-bìiapระเบียบrá-bìiap1regulation; administrative rule2order; orderliness3discipline4procedure; protocolให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctlyตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎailegally; lawfully; by law
The committee announced it would rectify the flaws in the regulations to comply with the law.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngชำระcham-ráชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangองค์กรong-gɔɔnให้hâiพ้นจากpón-jàakข้อกล่าวหาkɔ̂ɔ-glàao-hǎaที่tîiไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
We must cleanse the organization's reputation from unfair accusations.
ศาลsǎanมีmiiคำสั่งkam-sàngให้hâiชำระcham-ráสำนวนคดีsǎm-nuuan-ká-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขจัดkà-jàtความคลุมเครือkwaam-klum-krʉʉaและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tam
The court ordered the case files to be rectified to eliminate ambiguities and uphold justice.
คณะกรรมาธิการká-ná-gan-maa-tí-gaanเร่งrêngชำระcham-ráระบบrá-bòpให้hâiบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtโดยdooiปรับแก้bpràp-gɛ̂ɛกฎgòtที่tîiเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngให้hâiทุจริตtút-jà-rìt
The commission is expediting the purification of the system by amending rules that enable corruption.
4VerbB2
[to] verify and clear (accounts)
to examine and clear accounts or records; to audit and settle
Examples
ฝ่ายการเงินfàai-gaan-ngənฝ่ายการเงินfàai-gaan-ngənfinance departmentกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesชำระบัญชีcham-rá-ban-chiiชำระบัญชีcham-rá-ban-chii1[to] liquidate; wind up2[to] settle accounts3liquidation; winding-upโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiproperly; neatly; to completionก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toปีงบประมาณbpii-ngóp-bprà-maanปีงบประมาณbpii-ngóp-bprà-maanfiscal year; budget yearใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
The finance team is auditing and settling the accounts of the old project before the new fiscal year starts.
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หลังlǎngปิดยอดbpìt-yɔ̂ɔtเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngชำระcham-ráรายการraai-gaanค้างkáangและlɛ́ตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทั้งหมดtáng-mòtอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After closing the balance, we must settle outstanding items and review all documents again.
ผู้pûuสอบsɔ̀ɔpบัญชีban-chiiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkเข้ามาkâo-maaช่วยchûuaiชำระบัญชีcham-rá-ban-chiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเคลียร์kliiaตัวเลขdtuua-lêekให้hâiตรงกับdtrong-gàpหลักฐานlàk-tǎan
External auditors came to help audit and settle the accounts to reconcile the figures with the evidence.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanแต่งตั้งdtɛ̀ng-dtângขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชำระบัญชีcham-rá-ban-chiiสมาคมsà-maa-komและlɛ́สรุปยอดsà-rùp-yɔ̂ɔtหนี้สินnîi-sǐnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยุติyú-dtìกิจการgìt-jà-gaan
A committee was appointed to audit and settle the association’s accounts and finalize liabilities before closing operations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชำระ said ชัม-ระ?
cham-rá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
cham
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingdry groceries; sundriesPart 1
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ชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)Word