ซั่ม
sâmMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] have sex (slang)
To have sexual intercourse. A common slang term, considered vulgar.
Examples
ได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoได้ข่าวdâai-kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2secretly; on the slyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastซั่มsâmซั่มsâm[to] have sex (slang)กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
I heard that those two secretly went to have sex last night.
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สมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiจะjàไปbpaiซั่มsâmกับgàpใครkraiก็gɔ̂ควรkuuanป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganด้วยdûuaiนะnáไม่งั้นmâi-ngánจะjàเสี่ยงsìiangเป็นโรคbpen-rôokได้dâai
Nowadays, if you're going to have sex with someone, you should use protection; otherwise, you risk getting a disease.
มันmanไม่ได้mâi dâaiอยากyàakมีmeeแฟนfaenจริงจังjing-jangหรอกròkมันmanหาhăaคนkonซั่มsâmแล้วก็láeo gâwจบๆjòp jòpไปbpaiแค่นั้นkâe nánแหละlàe
He's not really looking for a serious girlfriend; he's just looking for someone to have sex with and then be done with it, that's all.
อย่าyàaคิดว่าkít-wâaกูguuไม่รู้mâi-rúuนะnáกูguuก็gɔ̂เห็นกับตาhěn-gàp-dtaaว่าwâaมึงmʉngพาpaaเขาkǎoไปbpaiซั่มsâmกันganในรถnai-rót
Don't think I don't know! I saw with my own eyes that you took her to have sex in the car!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
sâm
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 | — | — |