พร่ำ
prâmMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] say repeatedly; harp on
To speak repeatedly or at length, often insistently or tediously, as when repeatedly teaching, reminding, or complaining.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพร่ำprâmพร่ำprâm[to] say repeatedly; harp onเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จำขึ้นใจjam-kʉ̂n-jaiจำขึ้นใจjam-kʉ̂n-jai[to] remember by heart; [to] commit to memory
Mom keeps nagging me to come home early every day until I remember it by heart.
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The teacher keeps lecturing about discipline over and over.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanพร่ำprâmย้ำyámเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiรายไตรมาสraai-dtrai-mâatจนjonทุกคนtúk-konท่องtɔ̂ɔngได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเอียนiian
The manager keeps hammering on the quarterly goals until everyone can recite them, but they’re getting fed up.
ชายชราchaai chá-raaนั่งnângพร่ำprâamบทสวดbòt sùuatเบาๆbao baoอยู่yòoข้างหน้าkâang nâaต่างdtàangทั้งคืนtáng keun
The old man sat softly muttering prayers by the window all night.
เสียงsĭiangเธอterพร่ำprâamเป็นbpenทำนองtam-nongต่ำๆdtàm-dtàmเหมือนmĕuuanร่ายเวทrâai wêtกลบglòpเสียงsĭiangฝนfŏnที่têeตกdtòkไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săai
Her voice murmured in a low chant, as if casting a spell, drowning out the ceaseless rain.
ในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngมืดmʉ̂ʉtเขาkǎoพร่ำprâmคำปลอบใจkam-bplɔ̀ɔp-jaiซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoจนjonเสียงsǐiangแผ่วpɛ̀ɛoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเพียงpiiangลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jai
In the dark room, he softly muttered words of comfort again and again until his voice faded into mere breath.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngยืนyʉʉnหลังฉากlǎng-chàakพร่ำprâmบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangด้วยdûuaiจังหวะjang-wàสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əราวกับraao-gàpจะjàให้hâiคำพูดkam-pûutซึมsʉmเข้าkâoเส้นเลือดsên-lʉ̂ʉat
The actor stood backstage, continuously muttering the lines with steady rhythm, as if letting the words seep into his veins.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
prâm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |