นำ
namMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] bring; take; lead
to take or carry [sb/sth] to a place; to bring; also to lead or conduct [sb] somewhere or toward a goal
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guideเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I take the child to school every morning.
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Tomorrow he will bring the documents to deliver at the office.
ไกด์gáiจะjàนำnamพวกเราpûuak-raoไปbpaiวัดwátและlɛ́แนะนำnɛ́-namวิธีwí-tiiแต่งกายdtɛ̀ng-gaaiที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒm
The guide will take us to the temple and explain the appropriate way to dress.
ครูใหญ่kruu-yàiได้dâaiนำnamคณะká-náนักเรียนnák-riianไปbpaiแข่งขันkɛ̀ng-kǎnวิชาการwí-chaa-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiได้dâaiประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanใหม่mài
The principal took a group of students to an academic competition to give them new experiences.
2VerbB1
[to] lead; guide
to go in front or show the way; to direct others toward a goal or place
Examples
ไกด์gáiไกด์gái1tour guide2guidebook; guide (by extension)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guideพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideเดินชมdern chomเดินชมdern chom[to] stroll around and look at thingsวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessรอบrôpรอบrôp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyๆ-
The guide will lead us to walk around the temple.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanครูkruuนำnamนักเรียนnák-riianเดินชมdəən-chomเส้นทางsên-taangไปยังbpai-yangนิทรรศการวิทยาศาสตร์ní-tát-sà-gaan-wít-tá-yaa-sàatและlɛ́อธิบายà-tí-baaiทางtaangอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
Yesterday the teacher led a group of students to see the science exhibition and explained the route in detail.
หัวหน้าทีมhǔua-nâa-tiimนำทางnam-taangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumและlɛ́ชี้chíiแนวทางnɛɛo-taangให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konเข้าใจkâo-jaiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiร่วมกันrûuam-gan
The team leader led the meeting and directed everyone toward a shared goal.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnนำnamขบวนkà-buuanพาpaaเดินผ่านdəən-pàanตรอกซอกซอยdtrɔ̀ɔk-sɔ̂ɔk-sɔɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพาpaaเราraoไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngศูนย์ชุมชนsǔun-chum-chonอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Local volunteers led the procession through alleys to guide us safely to the community center.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นำ said นัม?
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- Vowel spellingThe vowel ำ already ends in an m sound, so it is respelled ัม.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
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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 | — | — |