ยามดึก
yaam-dʉ̀kMeaning
1NounB1
late night; late-night hours
the period late at night, typically around midnight or after.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)โทรคุยtoh kuiโทรคุยtoh kui[to] talk on the phoneกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยามดึกyaam dèukยามดึกyaam dèuklate night; late-night hours
I like to call and talk with my friends late at night.
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เสียงsǐiangรถrótที่tîiวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanไปมาbpai-maaในnaiยามดึกyaam-dʉ̀kทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
The sound of cars passing by late at night keeps me from sleeping.
เขาkǎoมักจะmák-jàหิวhǐuในnaiยามดึกyaam-dʉ̀kเลยləəiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiขนมkà-nǒmติดdtìtห้องhɔ̂ngไว้wáiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He often gets hungry late at night, so he always has to keep snacks in his room.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangในnaiยามดึกyaam-dʉ̀kนั้นnánให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́ลึกลับlʉ́k-lápแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang-sîn-chəəng
The city's atmosphere late at night gives a calm and mysterious feeling, completely different from the daytime.
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 -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yaam
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
ยามyaamยามyaam1guard; watchman2time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)guard; watchmanPart 1
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ยามดึกyaam-dʉ̀kยามดึกyaam-dʉ̀klate night; late-night hourslate night; late-night hoursWord