น้ำอ่อน
náam-ɔ̀ɔnMeaning
1NounB2
soft water
Water with low concentrations of calcium, magnesium, and other dissolved minerals, which lathers easily with soap and leaves minimal scale.
Examples
ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnน้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnsoft waterจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderกรองgrɔɔngกรองgrɔɔng[to] filter; strainทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]สบู่sà-bùuสบู่sà-bùu1soap2classifier: ก้อนเกิดฟองgə̀ət-fɔɔngเกิดฟองgə̀ət-fɔɔng[to] foam; [to] latherง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderคราบkrâapคราบkrâap1stain; deposit; residue2crust; dried film3trace; remnant
At home we use soft water from a filtration system, so soap lathers easily and doesn’t leave residue.
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ซักผ้าsák-pâaในnaiน้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnใช้cháiผงซักฟอกpǒng-sák-fɔ̂ɔkน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longและlɛ́ผ้าpâaนุ่มnûmกว่าgwàa
Washing clothes in soft water uses less detergent and makes fabrics softer.
โรงแรมroong-rɛɛmติดตั้งdtìt-dtângเครื่องกรองkrʉ̂ʉang-grɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปลี่ยนbplìianน้ำกระด้างnáam-grà-dâangเป็นbpenน้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnลดlótการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətตะกรันdtà-granในnaiหม้อต้มน้ำmɔ̂ɔ-dtôm-náamและlɛ́ฝักบัวfàk-buua
The hotel installed filters to turn hard water into soft water, reducing scale buildup in kettles and showerheads.
น้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnมีmiiแคลเซียมklɛɛ-siiamและlɛ́แมกนีเซียมmɛ̂ɛk-nii-siiamละลายlá-laaiต่ำdtàmจึงjʉngทำปฏิกิริยาtam-bpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaกับgàpสบู่sà-bùuได้dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔiและlɛ́ช่วยchûuaiยืดอายุyʉ̂ʉt-aa-yúเครื่องใช้krʉ̂ʉang-cháiที่tîiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtน้ำnáam
Soft water has low dissolved calcium and magnesium, so it reacts less with soap and helps extend the life of water-exposed appliances.
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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อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciatesoft; tenderPart 2
น้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnน้ำอ่อนnáam-ɔ̀ɔnsoft watersoft waterWord