ช่ำชอง
châm-chɔɔngMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
experienced; adept
highly practiced and skillful through long experience; adept
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herช่ำชองchâm-chɔɔngช่ำชองchâm-chɔɔngexperienced; adeptในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การต่อรองราคาgaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔng-raa-kaaการต่อรองราคาgaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔng-raa-kaabargaining; price negotiation; hagglingเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานขายngaan-kǎaiงานขายngaan-kǎai1sales job; sales role2sales work/activities; sales functionมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
She is adept at negotiating prices because she has worked in sales for many years.
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เชฟchéepคนนี้kon-níiช่ำชองchâm-chɔɔngการใช้gaan-cháiมีดmîitจึงjʉngหั่นhànผักpàkได้dâaiเร็วreoและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
This chef is adept with knives, so he chops vegetables quickly and neatly.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakคลุกคลีklúk-kliiในnaiวงการหนังwong-gaan-nǎngมานานmaa-naanเขาkǎoจึงjʉngช่ำชองchâm-chɔɔngทั้งtángการกำกับgaan-gam-gàpและlɛ́การตัดต่อgaan-dtàt-dtɔ̀ɔ
After being in the film industry for a long time, he has become adept at both directing and editing.
นักการทูตnák-gaan-tûutผู้ช่ำชองpûu-châm-chɔɔngรู้rúuว่าwâaจะjàใช้cháiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamอย่างไรyàang-raiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลี่คลายklîi-klaaiความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatในnaiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaa
A seasoned diplomat knows how to use words to ease tension in negotiations.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
châm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |