ตามมา
dtaam-maaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] follow; come after
to come or go after someone or something in sequence or movement; to arrive later
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyก่อนเลยgɔ̀ɔn-ləəiก่อนเลยgɔ̀ɔn-ləəi1first; before anything else2you first; go aheadเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตามมาdtaam-maaตามมาdtaam-maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; result
You go first, I'll follow.
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The mother walked into the kitchen and the child followed.
ผมpŏmจะjàไปถึงbpai tĕungที่นั่นtêe nânก่อนgònแล้วláeoเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanจะjàตามมาdtaam maaทีหลังtee lăng
I'll get there first, and my friends will arrive later.
ขบวนรถkà-buuan rótของkŏngประธานาธิบดีbprà-taa-naa-tí-bor-deeเคลื่อนผ่านklêuuan pàanไปbpaiโดยdoiมีmeeรถrótอารักขาaa-rák-kăaสองsŏngคันkanขับkàpตามมาdtaam maaติดๆdtìt dtìt
The president's motorcade passed by, with two security cars following closely behind.
2VerbB2
[to] ensue; result
to happen as a consequence of something; to follow as an outcome
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideผิดพลาดpìt-plâatผิดพลาดpìt-plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài1major; large-scale2big time; severelyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)มากมายmâak-maaiมากมายmâak-maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very muchก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตามมาdtaam-maaตามมาdtaam-maa1[to] follow; come after2[to] ensue; result
He made a big mistake, and many problems started to follow as a result.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiก็gɔ̂เกิดgə̀ətการประท้วงgaan-bprà-túuangตามมาdtaam-maaในnaiหลายlǎaiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
After the government announced the new policy, protests followed in many areas.
การพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaเทคโนโลยีték-noo-loo-yiiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komอย่างมหาศาลyàang-má-hǎa-sǎanตามมาdtaam-maa
Rapid technological development has resulted in enormous social changes that followed.
วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔธุรกิจขนาดเล็กtú-rá-gìt-kà-nàat-lékและlɛ́นำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuปัญหาbpan-hǎaการว่างงานgaan-wâang-ngaanที่จะtîi-jàตามมาdtaam-maa
The economic crisis affected small businesses, leading to the unemployment problems that would follow.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)[to] follow; go afterPart 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
ตามมาdtaam-maaตามมาdtaam-maa[to] follow; come after[to] follow; come afterWord