ฟ่าม
fâamMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
spongy; pithy
spongy, pithy, or porous inside (usually describing old or overripe fruits and vegetables that have lost their firmness and moisture)
Examples
ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)พวกนี้pûuak-níiพวกนี้pûuak-níi1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsเก็บไว้gèp-wáiเก็บไว้gèp-wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)นานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpai1for too long2too long (in duration)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an object7marijuana (slang)ฟ่ามfâamฟ่ามfâam1spongy; pithy2unsubstantial; emptyหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold outกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
These oranges have been kept for too long that the flesh is all spongy; they don't taste good anymore.
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หัวไชเท้าhǔua-chai-táaoที่tîiซื้อsʉ́ʉมาmaaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาทิตย์aa-títก่อนgɔ̀ɔnมันmanเริ่มrə̂əmฟ่ามfâamแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
The radish bought last week has started to get pithy.
ถ้าtâaเก็บgèpแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaaไว้wáiในnaiตู้เย็นdtûu-yenนานเกินไปnaan-gəən-bpaiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaมันmanจะjàฟ่ามfâamและlɛ́เหี่ยวhìiaoจนjonเอามาao-maaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
If you keep cucumbers in the fridge for too long, the flesh will become spongy and withered to the point they can't be used for cooking.
วิธีwí-tiiเลือกซื้อlʉ̂ʉak-sʉ́ʉฝรั่งfà-ràngไม่ให้mâi-hâiได้dâaiลูกlûukที่tîiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaฟ่ามfâamคือkʉʉต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakผลpǒnที่tîiหนักnàkตึงมือdtʉng-mʉʉและlɛ́ผิวpǐuไม่mâiเหี่ยวย่นhìiao-yôn
The way to choose a guava so you don't get one with spongy flesh is to pick a fruit that feels heavy in the hand and doesn't have wrinkled skin.
2AdjectiveC1
unsubstantial; empty
unsubstantial, empty, or lacking essence (often used to describe speech or actions)
Examples
คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ฟ่ามfâamฟ่ามfâam1spongy; pithy2unsubstantial; emptyๆ-หาแก่นสารhăa gàen săanหาแก่นสารhăa gàen săan[to] seek substance; [to] seek meaningไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
His words are full of unsubstantial matters, completely lacking in essence.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuuaคำสัญญาkam săn-yaaฟ่ามfâamๆ-ที่têeไม่มีmâi meeทางtaangเป็นจริงbpen jingได้dâi
Don't fall for empty promises that can never come true.
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiที่têeเขาkăoเสนอsà-nĕrมาmaaนั้นnánเป็นเพียงbpen piiangนโยบายná-yoh-baaiฟ่ามfâamๆ-ที่têeใช้cháiหาเสียงhăa sĭiangแต่dtàeไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatนำมาnam maaปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtได้จริงdâi jing
The policies he proposed are merely unsubstantial policies used for campaigning, but cannot be practically implemented.
งานวิจัยngaan wí-jaiชิ้นนี้chín néeมีแต่mee dtàeเนื้อหาnéuua hăaฟ่ามfâamๆ-ขาดkàatการวิเคราะห์gaan wí-krórเชิงลึกcherng léukและláeข้อมูลkôr moonที่têeน่าเชื่อถือnâa chêuua tĕu
This research piece contains only unsubstantial content, lacking in-depth analysis and reliable data.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fâam
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 | — | — |