ต้มยำ
dtôm-yamMeaning
1NounB1
tom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)
a Thai soup with a hot and sour profile, flavored with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, chilies, fish sauce, and lime juice; often made with shrimp (ต้มยำกุ้งต้มยำกุ้งdtôm-yam-gûngtom yum with shrimp) or other proteins
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeต้มยำกุ้งdtôm-yam-gûngต้มยำกุ้งdtôm-yam-gûngtom yum with shrimpรสเผ็ดrót-pètรสเผ็ดrót-pètspicy flavor; spicinessเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2sour-smelling3stylish/edgy (slang)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionตะไคร้dtà-kráiตะไคร้dtà-kráilemongrass (aromatic herb)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใบมะกรูดbai-má-grùutใบมะกรูดbai-má-grùutkaffir lime leafมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Today Mom made tom yum goong with a hot-sour taste, fragrant with lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves.
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ผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpต้มยำdtôm-yamเพราะprɔ́มีmiiรสเผ็ดrót-pètเปรี้ยวbprîiaoจากjàakน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoและlɛ́พริกpríkใส่sàiกุ้งgûngหรือrʉ̌ʉไก่gàiก็gɔ̂อร่อยà-rɔ̀i
I like tom yum because it has a hot and sour taste from lime juice and chilies; it's tasty with shrimp or chicken.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetฉันchǎnมักmákสั่งsàngต้มยำกุ้งdtôm-yam-gûngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลายklaaiคิดkítถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanกลิ่นข่าglìn-kàaตะไคร้dtà-kráiและlɛ́ใบมะกรูดbai-má-grùutทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kคุ้นเคยkún-kəəi
When I travel abroad, I often order tom yum goong to ease homesickness; the aroma of galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves feels familiar.
ต้มยำdtôm-yamที่tîiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iต้องdtɔ̂ngปรุงbprungให้hâiสมดุลsǒm-dunระหว่างrá-wàangความเผ็ดkwaam-pètและlɛ́ความเปรี้ยวkwaam-bprîiaoใช้cháiน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaและlɛ́น้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoพอดีpɔɔ-diiพร้อมทั้งprɔ́ɔm-tángใส่sàiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiอย่างyàangตะไคร้dtà-kráiข่าkàaและlɛ́ใบมะกรูดbai-má-grùut
A delicious tom yum must balance heat and sourness, using just the right amounts of fish sauce and lime juice, along with herbs like lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime leaves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ต้มยำ said ต้ม-ยัม?
dtôm-yam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)[to] boil; simmerPart 1
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ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)spicy-sour Thai saladPart 2
ต้มยำdtôm-yamต้มยำdtôm-yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)tom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)Word