ทรงจำ
song-jamMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] remember; retain in memory
To remember or keep something in one's memory; not restricted to royal subjects.
Examples
พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭuaพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭua1His Majesty the King (Thailand)2the King (honorific reference)ทรงจำsong jamทรงจำsong jam[to] remember; retain in memoryราษฎรrâat-sà-donราษฎรrâat-sà-don1the people; populace2citizen; subject (formal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เข้าเฝ้าฯkâo fâoเข้าเฝ้าฯkâo fâo[to] have an audience with a royal personเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ปีก่อนbpee gònปีก่อนbpee gònlast year; the previous yearได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
His Majesty the King remembers the citizen who had an audience with him many years ago.
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แม้mɛ́ɛเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanหลายlǎaiทศวรรษtót-sà-wátแต่dtɛ̀ɛสมเด็จพระพันปีหลวงsǒm-dèt-prá-pan-bpii-lǔuangยังyangทรงจำsong-jamรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
Although the event happened many decades ago, Her Majesty the Queen Mother still remembers the details very well.
พระองค์prá-ongทรงจำsong-jamคำมั่นสัญญาkam-mân-sǎn-yaaที่tîiเคยkəəiมีmiiพระราชดำรัสprá-râat-chá-dam-rátไว้wáiกับgàpปวงชนชาวไทยbpuuang-chon-chaao-taiและlɛ́ทรงsongปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaamนั้นnánเสมอมาsà-mə̌ə-maa
His Majesty remembers the promise he spoke to the Thai people and has always acted in accordance with it.
สิ่งที่sìng têeทูลtuunกระหม่อมgrà-mòmปู่bpòoทรงsongสอนสั่งsŏn sàngนั้นnánเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng têeพระองค์prá ongทรงจำsong jamขึ้นkêunพระทัยprá-taiและláeยึดyéutถือเป็นtĕu bpenแนวทางnaeo taangในnaiการดำเนินgaan dam-nernพระpráชนchonมmชีพchêep
What the Royal Grandfather taught is what His Royal Highness keeps in mind and holds as a guideline for living his life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทรงจำ said ซง-จัม?
song-jam
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
song
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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
ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixshape; formPart 1
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จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 2
ทรงจำsong-jamทรงจำsong-jam[to] remember; retain in memory[to] remember; retain in memoryWord