ซ่อม
sɔ̂mMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] repair; fix
to make something broken, damaged, or not working properly function or look good again
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixพัดลมpát-lomพัดลมpát-lomfan (electric)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ใช้ได้chái-dâaiใช้ได้chái-dâai1acceptable; satisfactory; decent2fairly; quite; reasonably3Not bad! Pretty good!4usable; serviceable5valid; permitted6applicable; valid7[to] be acceptable; be satisfactoryอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
Dad fixed the fan so it works again.
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The technician will come to repair the broken door tomorrow morning.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoน้ำnáamไม่mâiรั่วrûuaและlɛ́เสียงsǐiangก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapลงlongมากmâak
After repairing the washing machine, the water no longer leaks and it's much quieter.
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
sɔ̂m
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 | — | — |