น้ำชา

náam-chaa

Meaning

1NounA1

tea (beverage)

Tea as a drink, typically made by infusing tea leaves (or tea bags) in hot water; can be served hot or iced.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam[to] drink waterชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numb
I like to drink tea.
3 more examples
คุณkunอยากได้yàak-dâaiน้ำnáamชาร้อนchaa-rɔ́ɔnหรือrʉ̌ʉน้ำnáamชาเย็นchaa-yenคะká
Would you like hot tea or iced tea?
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanคุณย่าkun-yâaทำtamน้ำชาnáam-chaaให้hâiฉันchǎnดื่มdʉ̀ʉm
Yesterday, my grandmother made tea for me to drink.
ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiคนอังกฤษkon-ang-grìtหลายคนlǎai-konดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamชาchaaกับgàpขนมkà-nǒm
In the afternoon, many English people drink tea with snacks.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

náam

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)waterPart 1
+
ชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numbteaPart 2
น้ำชาnáam-chaaน้ำชาnáam-chaatea (beverage)tea (beverage)Word

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