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yang-kâmMeaning
1AdverbB1
until evening; all day long
until evening; all day long; till nightfall
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningยังค่ำyang-kâmยังค่ำyang-kâmuntil evening; all day longเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today it has been raining heavily from morning till nightfall.
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เขาkǎoเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเก็บตัวgèp-dtuuaเล่นเกมlên-geemในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoยังค่ำyang-kâmไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaกินข้าวgin-kâao
He just locks himself in his room playing games from morning till evening, refusing to come out to eat.
เธอtəəทำงานบ้านtam-ngaan-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoยังค่ำyang-kâmจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kปวดหลังbpùuat-lǎngไปหมดbpai-mòt
She did chores from morning till evening until her whole back ached.
ชาวนาchaao-naaต้องdtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanอาบàapเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉaต่างdtàangน้ำnáamกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng-naaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoยังค่ำyang-kâmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาเงินhǎa-ngənเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Farmers have to sweat and toil in the fields from dawn till dusk to earn money to support their families.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yang
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardstill; continuingPart 1
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ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 2
ยังค่ำyang-kâmยังค่ำyang-kâmuntil evening; all day longuntil evening; all day longWord