พรำๆ
pram pramMeaning
1AdverbB1
lightly and continuously (of rain)
Describes rain that is falling lightly and continuously; drizzling.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainพรำๆpram pramพรำๆpram pramlightly and continuously (of rain)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
The weather isn't great today; it has been drizzling all day.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpนั่งnângจิบjìpกาแฟgaa-faeร้อนๆrón rónริมrimหน้าต่างnâa dtàangในnaiวันที่wan tîiฝนตกfŏn dtòkพรำๆpram pram
I like to sit and sip hot coffee by the window on a day when it's drizzling.
ถึงtĕungฝนfŏnจะjàตกdtòkพรำๆpram pramแต่dtàeเราraoก็gâwยังyangตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lênที่têeสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-ná
Even though it was drizzling, we still decided to go for a walk in the park.
เสียงsĭiangฝนfŏnที่têeตกdtòkพรำๆpram pramกระทบgrà-tópหลังคาlăng kaaทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในบ้านnai bâanเงียบสงบngîiap sà-ngòpและláeน่าnâaนอนnonยิ่งขึ้นyîng kêun
The sound of the rain drizzling on the roof made the atmosphere in the house quiet, peaceful, and even more conducive to sleep.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พรำๆ said พรัม-พรัม?
pram pram
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pram
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 | — | — |