ทึม
tʉmMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dim; dull (not bright)
Not bright; somewhat dark, dull, or shadowy in color or lighting.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneทึมๆteum teumทึมๆteum teumdull; dim; gloomyทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
The weather is not good today; the sky looks dull all day.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaสีsĕeทึมๆteum teumอย่างเช่นyàang chênสีเทาเข้มsĕe tao kêmหรือrĕuสีกรมท่าsĕe grom-mà-tâa
He likes to wear clothes in dull colors, such as dark gray or navy blue.
ห้องนอนhông nonของฉันkŏng chănทาtaaด้วยdûuayสีฟ้าsĕe fáaทึมๆteum teumเพื่อpêuuaช่วยให้chûuai hâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukสงบsà-ngòpและláeนอนหลับnon làpง่ายngâai
My bedroom is painted a dull blue to help create a calm feeling and make it easy to sleep.
แสงไฟsăeng faiจากjàakโคมไฟkohm faiเก่าgàoให้ความสว่างhâi kwaam sà-wàangเพียงpiiangสลัวๆsà-lŭua-sà-lŭuaทำให้tam hâiมุมmumห้องhôngนั้นnánดูdooมืดmêuutทึมteumและláeลึกลับléuk láp
The light from the old lamp was only dim, making that corner of the room look dark and mysterious.
2AdjectiveB2
gloomy; subdued (mood/atmosphere)
Quiet and cheerless in mood or atmosphere; lacking energy or liveliness.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaibad newsบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the bodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingทึมtʉmทึมtʉm1dim; dull (not bright)2gloomy; subdued (mood/atmosphere)ไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
Once everyone heard the bad news, the atmosphere in the meeting became silent and gloomy.
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ทำไมtam maiวันนี้wan néeเธอterถึงtĕungดูdooซึมๆseum seumทึมๆteum teumล่ะlâมีเรื่องmee rêuuangไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiอะไรà-raiหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
Why do you look so quiet and cheerless today? Is something bothering you?
งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangที่tîiควรจะkuuan-jàสนุกสนานsà-nùk-sà-nǎanกลับglàpเงียบเหงาngîiap-ngǎoและlɛ́ทึมtʉmลงlongเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแขกkɛ̀ɛkคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiไม่mâiมาmaa
The party, which should have been fun, turned quiet and lifeless when the guest of honor decided not to come.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakพ่ายแพ้pâai-pɛ́ɛการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaก็gɔ̂เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความเงียบงันkwaam-ngîiap-nganและlɛ́หม่นทึมmòn-tʉm
After losing the match, the atmosphere in the locker room was filled with silence and cheerlessness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
tʉm
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 | — | — |