ยอม
yɔɔmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] agree; consent
to agree or give permission; to consent to something
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)เซ็นsenเซ็นsen[to] sign (one's name)เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationตามที่dtaam-tîiตามที่dtaam-tîi1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perตกลงdtòk-longตกลงdtòk-long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalize
I consent to sign the document as agreed.
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สุดท้ายsùt-táaiเขาkǎoยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiทีมtiimเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiได้dâaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daa
In the end, he consented to the team postponing the deadline by one week.
เราraoจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmโครงการkroong-gaanได้dâaiก็ต่อเมื่อgɔ̂-dtɔ̀ɔ-mʉ̂ʉaคู่ค้าkûu-káaทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiยอมตามyɔɔm-dtaamเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎi
We can start the project only when both partners consent to the conditions.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatครบถ้วนkróp-tûuanคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanจึงjʉngยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiใช้cháiสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiตามคำขอdtaam-kam-kɔ̌ɔ
After all details were clarified, the committee consented to allow the use of the venue as requested.
2VerbA2
[to] allow; permit
to allow something to happen or permit someone to do something
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâi[to] allow; [to] permit; [to] letผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ดูการ์ตูนduu-gaa-dtuunดูการ์ตูนduu-gaa-dtuun[to] watch cartoonsอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenนาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
Mom let me watch cartoons for ten more minutes.
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The teacher allows students to submit homework one day late.
My older brother does not allow me to use the car at night.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamเปลี่ยนbplìianรอบrɔ̂ɔpสัมมนาsǎm-má-naaได้dâaiถ้าtâaมีเหตุmii-hèetจำเป็นjam-bpen
The organizer permits participants to change seminar sessions if there is a valid reason.
3VerbB1
[to] yield; give in; submit
to stop resisting and accept what someone else wants; to concede
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโต้เถียงdtôo-tǐiangโต้เถียงdtôo-tǐiang[to] argue; disputeพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngfor a moment; for a whileแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂แล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำตามtam-dtaamทำตามtam-dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray for
He argued for a while and then gave in, doing what the team wanted.
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สุดท้ายsùt-táaiเธอtəəยอมถอยyɔɔm-tɔ̌ɔiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngก้าวgâaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaเดินdəənต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâai
In the end she conceded a step so the negotiation could move forward.
เราraoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโน้มน้าวnóom-náaoอยู่yùuนานnaanเขาkǎoจึงjʉngยอมตามyɔɔm-dtaamเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiที่tîiเสนอsà-nə̌ə
We tried to persuade him for a long time, and he finally conceded to the proposed terms.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยอมyɔɔmภายใต้paai-dtâaiแรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉa
Even though he disagreed, he gave in under pressure to avoid a prolonged conflict.
4VerbB2
[to] admit (acknowledge)
to acknowledge or accept the truth, often reluctantly
Examples
สุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยอมรับyɔɔm-rápยอมรับyɔɔm-ráp1[to] accept; consent to2[to] admit; acknowledge3[to] recognize; concede (merit/validity)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]มาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtall along; continuously
Finally, he admitted that he had misunderstood all along.
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She admitted that the rumor had some basis, even though she didn't want to talk about it.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเถียงtǐiangมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanชี้ชัดchíi-chátว่าwâaเขาkǎoคิดkítผิดpìt
Even though he had argued all along, he admitted that the evidence clearly showed he was wrong.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการยอมให้gaan-yɔɔm-hâiทบทวนtóp-tuuanแผนใหม่pɛ̌ɛn-màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเพราะprɔ́การคาดการณ์gaan-kâat-gaanพลาดplâatเองeeng
The manager agreed to review the entire plan because the forecast was wrong.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yɔɔm
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 | — | — |