ซ้อมรำ
sɔ́ɔm-ramMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] rehearse Thai classical dance
To rehearse or practice Thai classical dance.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซ้อมรำsɔ́ɔm-ramซ้อมรำsɔ́ɔm-ram[to] rehearse Thai classical danceที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschool
Tomorrow, I have to go practice Thai dance at school.
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นักเรียนnák-riianกำลังgam-langซ้อมรำsɔ́ɔm-ramกันganทุกtúkเย็นyenเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiในnaiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngประจำปีbprà-jam-bpiiของkɔ̌ɔngโรงเรียนroong-riian
The students are practicing Thai dance every evening for the school's annual performance.
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănเคยkoeiไปbpaiซ้อมรำsóm ramกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanหลังlăngเลิกเรียนlêrk riianเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jam
When I was young, I used to regularly practice Thai dance with my friends after school.
คนkonที่tîiเป็นตัวเอกbpen-dtuua-èekต้องdtɔ̂ngซ้อมรำsɔ́ɔm-ramหนักnàkกว่าgwàaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnหลายlǎaiเท่าtâoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkมาmaaสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛpที่สุดtîi-sùt
The lead dancer has to practice Thai dance much more heavily than others to ensure the performance is as perfect as possible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซ้อมรำ said ซ้อม-รัม?
sɔ́ɔm-ram
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sɔ́ɔm
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ซ้อมsɔ́ɔmซ้อมsɔ́ɔm1[to] practice; rehearse; train2[to] beat up; assault[to] practice; rehearse; trainPart 1
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ซ้อมรำsɔ́ɔm-ramซ้อมรำsɔ́ɔm-ram[to] rehearse Thai classical dance[to] rehearse Thai classical danceWord