ดั๊ม
dámMeanings
1NounB2
dump truck; tipper truck (colloq.)
A truck with a bed that can be raised to tip out its load; a shortened form of รถดัมพ์.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoดั๊มdámดั๊มdám1dump truck; tipper truck (colloq.)2[to] dump; tip (a load)มาส่งmaa-sòngมาส่งmaa-sòng1[to] see [sb] off; [to] drop [sb] off2[to] deliver [sth]ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเข้าออกkâo-ɔ̀ɔkเข้าออกkâo-ɔ̀ɔk[to] go in and out; [to] enter and exitลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
This morning a dump truck delivered sand in front of the house, making it hard for cars to get in and out.
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ไซต์sáiก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiดั๊มdámหลายlǎaiคันkanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขนkǒnดินdinไปbpaiทิ้งtíngที่tîiบ่อbɔ̀ɔดินdin
The construction site needs several dump trucks to haul soil to the pit.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoสั่งsàngดั๊มdámแบบbɛ̀ɛpหกล้อhòk-lɔ́ɔเพราะprɔ́เข้าkâoซอยแคบsɔɔi-kɛ̂ɛpได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuakกว่าgwàa
The contractor ordered a six-wheel dump truck because it can navigate the narrow alley more easily.
งานngaanถมtǒmที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiดั๊มdámวิ่งwîngต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทั้งวันtáng-wanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanดินdinถึงtʉ̌ngตามdtaamแผนpɛ̌ɛn
The landfilling work requires dump trucks running continuously all day to meet the planned volume of soil.
2VerbB2
[to] dump; tip (a load)
To unload by tipping a container or truck bed so that the load falls out; colloquial clipped form.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenถึงไซต์tʉ̌ng-sáiถึงไซต์tʉ̌ng-sái[to] arrive at the siteเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คนขับkon-kàpคนขับkon-kàpdriver; chauffeur; operator (of a vehicle)ดั๊มทรายdám-saaiดั๊มทรายdám-saai[to] dump sand (from a dump truck)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineตรงจุดที่dtrong-jùt-tîiตรงจุดที่dtrong-jùt-tîiat the exact point where...ทำฐานรากtam-tǎan-râakทำฐานรากtam-tǎan-râak[to] lay a foundation
Upon arriving at the site, they had the driver dump the sand at the foundation point.
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The worker told them to dump the stones slowly so they wouldn’t scatter.
ฝนfǒnเพิ่งpə̂ngหยุดyùtจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngดั๊มdámดินdinอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiเลอะlə́ถนนtà-nǒnและlɛ́ท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náam
The rain just stopped, so they had to dump the soil carefully to avoid dirtying the road and drains.
ผู้ควบคุมงานpûu-kûuap-kum-ngaanสั่งให้sàng-hâiดั๊มเศษdám-sèetคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitลงlongบ่อbɔ̀ɔทิ้งtíngแล้วlɛ́ɛoปาดbpàatให้hâiเสมอsà-mə̌əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
The supervisor ordered them to dump the concrete debris into the disposal pit and level it to prepare the area.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dám
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |