ดำ(dam)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA1
black; very dark (color)
having the color black or being very dark in color
2VerbA2
[to] be/turn black
to be black or to become black/darker
Examples
ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4black coffee (order term)5[to] dive; submerge (literary/poetic)ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decrease
The sky turns black when it’s about to rain.
3NounA2
black coffee (order term)
short for กาแฟดำกาแฟดำgaa-fae damblack coffee; black coffee (often Americano or espresso without milk) in drink orders
Examples
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerกาแฟดำgaa-fae damกาแฟดำgaa-fae damblack coffeeแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkนึงneungนึงneung1one (colloquial)2[to] steam (colloquial spelling)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
One black coffee, please.
4AdjectiveB1
dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)
having a dark skin tone or suntanned skin; note: can be sensitive, impolite, or offensive depending on context
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsแดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeผิวpĭuผิวpĭu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4black coffee (order term)5[to] dive; submerge (literary/poetic)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
Lately I’ve been out in the sun a lot, so my skin looks a bit darker.
5VerbC1
[to] dive; submerge (literary/poetic)
to go underwater or submerge; a literary or poetic sense often found in set phrases (e.g., ดำผุดดำว่ายดำผุดดำว่ายdam pùt dam wâai[to] bob up and down in water)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กระโดดgrà-dòhtกระโดดgrà-dòht1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ดำผุดดำว่ายdam pùt dam wâaiดำผุดดำว่ายdam pùt dam wâai[to] bob up and down in waterอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanjoyfully; cheerfullyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]
The children jumped into the canal and dove up and down playfully until they lost track of time.