มัดจำ
mát-jamMeanings
1NounB1
deposit; earnest money
Money paid in advance as security to show commitment to a purchase or agreement; usually applied toward the total price and may be forfeited if the contract is breached.
Examples
ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jamเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jamdeposit; down paymentก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ngครึ่งหนึ่งkrʉ̂ng-nʉ̀ng1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
The shop asks for a deposit first, half of the total price.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoยกเลิกสัญญาyók-lə̂ək-sǎn-yaaเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jamอาจàatถูกtùukยึดตามyʉ́t-dtaamเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎi
If we cancel the contract, the deposit may be forfeited according to the terms.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiมัดจำmát-jamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanสิทธิ์sìtและlɛ́ยอดyɔ̂ɔtนี้níiจะjàถูกtùukหักhàkออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakราคาสุทธิraa-kaa-sùt-tíในnaiวันwanโอนoon
This project requires a deposit to confirm your entitlement, and this amount will be deducted from the net price on transfer day.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความตั้งใจkwaam-dtâng-jaiซื้อsʉ́ʉอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jangลูกค้าlûuk-káaต้องdtɔ̂ngวางwaangเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jamซึ่งsʉ̂ngจะjàนำไปnam-bpaiรวมกับruuam-gàpยอดชำระyɔ̂ɔt-cham-ráสุดท้ายsùt-táaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiคืนkʉʉnหากhàakผิดนัดpìt-nát
To demonstrate genuine intent to buy, the customer must place a deposit, which will be applied to the final payment but is non-refundable in case of default.
2VerbB1
[to] pay a deposit; put money down
To pay an advance amount as security to reserve or secure a purchase, service, lease, or contract.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มัดจำmát-jamมัดจำmát-jam1deposit; earnest money2[to] pay a deposit; put money downห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจองjɔɔngจองjɔɔng1[to] reserve; book2[to] claim; hold (for [sb])เข้าพักkâo-pákเข้าพักkâo-pák[to] check in; stay (as a guest)เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
I paid a deposit for one month to reserve the room for next month.
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เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngมัดจำmát-jam20เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanการสั่งซื้อgaan-sàng-sʉ́ʉเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-chái-fai-fáa
He needs to put down a 20% deposit to confirm the purchase of the appliances.
เจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanขอkɔ̌ɔให้เราhâi-raoมัดจำmát-jamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iนัดnátวันwanมาmaaรับrápสินค้าsǐn-káaที่tîiสั่งทำsàng-tam
The shop owner asked us to pay a deposit first and then schedule a date to pick up the custom-made item.
บริษัททัวร์bɔɔ-rí-sàt-tuuaกำหนดgam-nòtให้hâiมัดจำmát-jamภายในpaai-naiเจ็ดjètวันหลังwan-lǎngจองjɔɔngมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánสิทธิ์sìtจะjàถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkโดยอัตโนมัติdooi-àt-dtà-noo-mát
The tour company requires a deposit within seven days after booking; otherwise, the reservation will be automatically canceled.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มัดจำ said มัด-จัม?
mát-jam
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mát
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
มัดmátมัดmát1[to] tie; bind; bundle2bundle; bunch3classifier: bundles/bunches4classifier: muscles; muscle bundles[to] tie; bind; bundlePart 1
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จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 2
มัดจำmát-jamมัดจำmát-jamdeposit; earnest moneydeposit; earnest moneyWord