น้ำส้ม
náam-sômMeanings
1NounA1
orange juice
Juice made from oranges; orange juice.
Examples
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam[to] drink waterส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)
In the morning I drink a glass of orange juice.
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Kids like cold orange juice.
Yesterday I bought freshly squeezed orange juice from the market.
Tomorrow Mom will make orange juice to drink after exercising.
2NounA2
vinegar (esp. common usage)
Vinegar; in everyday Thai, น้ำส้มน้ำส้มnáam-sôm1orange juice2vinegar (esp. common usage) often means table vinegar (น้ำส้มสายชูน้ำส้มสายชูnáam-sôm-sǎai-chuuvinegar).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำส้มnáam-sômน้ำส้มnáam-sôm1orange juice2vinegar (esp. common usage)นิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amountในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ต้มยำdtôm-yamต้มยำdtôm-yamtom yum (spicy-sour Thai soup)
Mom adds a little vinegar to the tom yum.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnใช้cháiน้ำส้มสายชูnáam-sôm-sǎai-chuuหมักmàkผักpàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamดองdɔɔngกินginเองeeng
Yesterday I used vinegar to pickle vegetables myself.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmซื้อsʉ́ʉน้ำส้มสายชูnáam-sôm-sǎai-chuuขวดkùuatใหม่màiจากjàakซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsuu-bpəə-maa-gèt
Tomorrow don't forget to buy a new bottle of vinegar from the supermarket.
เวลาwee-laaทำยำtam-yamฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpปรับbpràpรสrótด้วยdûuaiน้ำส้มnáam-sômแทนtɛɛnน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoเพราะprɔ́ได้dâaiความเปรี้ยวkwaam-bprîiaoที่tîiคงที่kong-tîiและlɛ́กลิ่นglìnไม่mâiแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpai
When making yum salad, I like to adjust the flavor with vinegar instead of lime because it gives a steady sourness and the smell isn’t too strong.
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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น้ำส้มnáam-sômน้ำส้มnáam-sômorange juiceorange juiceWord