ทราม
saamMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
despicable; vile; base
of low moral quality; despicable, vile, or base.
Examples
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamการกระทำgaan-grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหักหลังhàk-lǎngหักหลังhàk-lǎng[to] betray; stab in the backเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtclose friend; best friendเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทรามsaamทรามsaamdespicable; vile; baseมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
His act of betraying his best friend was very despicable.
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คนkonที่têeคิดkítแต่dtàeจะjàเอาเปรียบao bprìiapคนอื่นkon èunมีmeeจิตใจjìt jaiที่têeทรามsaamจริงๆjing jing
People who only think about taking advantage of others truly have a vile mind.
ละครlá-konเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungธาตุแท้tâat táeของkŏngมนุษย์má-nútที่têeอาจàatมีmeeความคิดkwaam kítทรามsaamซ่อนอยู่sôn yòoลึกๆléuk léuk
This drama reflects the true nature of humans, who may have base thoughts hidden deep inside.
สังคมsăng-komไม่ควรmâi kuuanยอมรับyom rápพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamอันanต่ำทรามdtàm saamที่têeลดทอนlót tonคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaความเป็นมนุษย์kwaam bpen má-nútของkŏngผู้อื่นpôo èun
Society should not accept despicable behavior that diminishes the human dignity of others.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทราม said ซาม?
saam
- ทร sounds like ซAt the start of a syllable, ทร is usually said like ซ (s).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
saam
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 | — | — |