ฟาร์ม
faamMeanings
1NounA1
farm
land and facilities used for growing crops or raising animals (including aquaculture, orchards, etc.)
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)
Grandma’s house is near a vegetable farm.
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Dad took me to see a cattle farm in the district.
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa néeเราraoจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoฟาร์มfaamสตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtro-boe-rêeและláeเก็บgèpผลpŏnสดๆsòt sòt
This weekend we will visit a strawberry farm and pick fresh fruit.
ฟาร์มกุ้งfaam-gûngแถวtɛ̌ɛoชายฝั่งchaai-fàngใช้cháiบ่อbɔ̀ɔดินdinและlɛ́ระบบrá-bòpน้ำnáamหมุนเวียนmǔn-wiianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลี้ยงlíiangแบบbɛ̀ɛpยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉn
Shrimp farms along the coast use earthen ponds and recirculating water systems to raise them sustainably.
2VerbA2
[to] farm; grind (gaming)
to repeatedly perform activities in a game to accumulate resources, items, money, or experience points
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I farm money in the game every day.
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Yesterday I farmed all night to save up for a new sword.
3ClassifierA2
classifier: แห่งแห่งhɛ̀ng1place; location (formal)2of; belonging to (formal)3classifier: places/institutions
classifier for farms as places/establishments (หนึ่งฟาร์ม = ฟาร์มหนึ่งแห่ง)
Examples
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostฟาร์มfaamฟาร์มfaam1farm2[to] farm; grind (gaming)3classifier: แห่งที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)
This village has one farm that raises chickens.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamฟาร์มfaamสองsɔ̌ɔngฟาร์มfaamที่tîiปลูกbplùukสตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-rii
Yesterday we visited two farms that grow strawberries.
ในnaiอำเภอam-pəəนี้níiมีmiiฟาร์มfaamหลายlǎaiฟาร์มfaamเปิดbpə̀ətให้hâiนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเก็บgèpผักpàk
In this district there are many farms open for tourists to pick vegetables.
โครงการวิจัยkroong-gaan-wí-jaiคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakฟาร์มfaamห้าhâaฟาร์มfaamเป็นbpenพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiทดลองtót-lɔɔngระบบชลประทานrá-bòp-chon-lá-bprà-taanใหม่mài
The research project selected five farms as trial sites for the new irrigation system.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฟาร์ม said ฟาม?
faam
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
faam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |