ทำยำ
tam-yamMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] make yam (Thai spicy-sour salad)
to prepare a Thai-style salad (yam) by tossing ingredients with a spicy, sour, and savory dressing
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำยำtam yamทำยำtam yam[to] make yam (Thai spicy-sour salad)กุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)ง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyๆ-กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)
Yesterday I made a simple shrimp yam to eat with rice.
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แม่mâeชอบchôpทำยำtam yamวุ้นเส้นwún sênให้hâiเผ็ดpètนิดnítๆ-เพราะpráwทุกคนtúk konในบ้านnai bâanกินได้gin dâai
Mom likes to make glass noodle yam slightly spicy so everyone at home can eat it.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiแคมป์kɛ́mเราraoมักmákทำยำtam-yamจากjàakของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiมีmiiเช่นchênปลากระป๋องbplaa-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngกับgàpมะนาวmá-naao
When we go camping, we often make yam from what we have, like canned fish and lime.
เขาkăoชอบchôpทำยำtam yamสไตล์sà-dtaaiบ้านbâanๆ-โดยdoiคลุกเครื่องklúk krêuuangให้hâiแซ่บsâepเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเค็มkemหวานwăanครบรสkróp rótแล้วláeoค่อยkôiใส่sàiผักสดpàk sòtตามdtaamลงไปlong bpai
He likes to make a rustic-style yam, tossing the dressing to be spicy, sour, salty, and slightly sweet before adding fresh vegetables.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำยำ said ทัม-ยัม?
tam-yam
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 syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
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
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 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
ทำยำtam-yamทำยำtam-yam[to] make yam (Thai spicy-sour salad)[to] make yam (Thai spicy-sour salad)Word