น้ำปลา
náam-bplaaMeaning
1NounA2
fish sauce
A salty, umami seasoning made from fermented fish and salt, used widely in Thai cooking.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำปลาnáam-bplaaน้ำปลาnáam-bplaafish sauceนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ต้มจืดdtôm-jʉ̀ʉtต้มจืดdtôm-jʉ̀ʉtclear soup; non-spicy soup
I add a little fish sauce to the clear soup.
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แม่ปรุงmɛ̂ɛ-bprungส้มตำsôm-dtamด้วยdûuaiน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaและlɛ́น้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoให้hâiกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔm
Mom seasons papaya salad with fish sauce and lime to make it well-balanced.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพ่อpɔ̂ɔซื้อsʉ́ʉน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔใหม่màiมาmaaลองทำlɔɔng-tamผัดไทยpàt-tai
Yesterday Dad bought a new brand of fish sauce to try making Pad Thai.
น้ำปลาnáam-bplaaให้hâiรสเค็มrót-kemและlɛ́อูมามิuu-maa-míทำให้tam-hâiกับข้าวไทยgàp-kâao-taiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangมีmiiรสกลมกล่อมrót-glom-glɔ̀ɔmและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmขึ้นkʉ̂n
Fish sauce provides salty and umami flavors, making many Thai dishes more well-rounded and fragrant.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- 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 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
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น้ำปลาnáam-bplaaน้ำปลาnáam-bplaafish saucefish sauceWord