พรอม
promMeaning
1NounB1
prom
A formal dance or party, especially one held for high school students at the end of the school year.
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyงานพรอมngaan promงานพรอมngaan promprom; formal school danceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
Tonight, I'm going to the prom with my friends.
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เธอtəəกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuสวยsǔuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใส่sàiไปbpaiงานพรอมngaan-prɔɔmในnaiวันศุกร์wan-sùkหน้าnâa
She is looking for a beautiful pair of shoes to wear to the prom next Friday.
งานพรอมngaan promเป็นbpenความทรงจำkwaam song jamที่têeดีที่สุดdee têe sùtในช่วงnai chûuangมัธยมปลายmát-tá-yom bplaaiของkŏngหลายๆlăai lăaiคนkon
The prom is the best high school memory for many people.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpนักเรียนnák-riianอเมริกันà-mee-rí-ganงานพรอมngaan-prɔɔmถือtʉ̌ʉเป็นประเพณีbpen-bprà-pee-niiสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngการก้าวข้ามgaan-gâao-kâamจากjàakวัยรุ่นwai-rûnไปสู่bpai-sùuวัยผู้ใหญ่wai-pûu-yài
For American students, prom is considered an important tradition that signifies the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พรอม said พอน-อม?
prom
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted with[to] hold in the mouth; suckPart 2
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