ยำ

yam

Meanings

1NounA2

spicy-sour Thai salad

a Thai-style salad of mixed ingredients tossed with a spicy and sour dressing

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[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); pocketยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)วุ้นเส้นwún sênวุ้นเส้นwún sênglass noodles; cellophane noodlesรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)เปรี้ยวเผ็ดbprîiao pètเปรี้ยวเผ็ดbprîiao pètsour and spicy
Today I ate spicy and sour glass noodle yum salad.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiทำtamยำทะเลyam-tá-leeสดsòtมากmâakน้ำยำnáam-yamหอมhɔ̌ɔmมะนาวmá-naao
This place makes very fresh seafood yum salad, and the dressing is fragrant with lime.
เขาkăoชอบchôpยำyamเห็ดhètเพราะpráwเบาbaoและláeรสrótชัดchátกินกับgin gàpข้าวต้มkâao dtômอร่อยà-ròi
He likes mushroom yum salad because it’s light and flavorful; it’s tasty with rice porridge.
เวลาway-laaเพื่อนpêuuanมาmaaบ้านbâanฉันchănมักmákทำยำtam yamรวมมิตรruuam mítเสิร์ฟsèrpเย็นๆyen yenให้hâiทุกคนtúk konกินginแก้เลี่ยนgâe lîan
When friends come over, I usually make mixed yum salad and serve it chilled to cut the richness.
2VerbB1

[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad

to mix ingredients with a spicy and sour dressing to make a Thai-style salad

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)กุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)รวมruuamรวมruuam1[to] include; contain2[to] gather; combine; consolidate3total; sum; aggregate4in total; altogether; overall5combined; total; overallใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำปลาnáam bplaaน้ำปลาnáam bplaafish sauceน้ำมะนาวnám má-naaoน้ำมะนาวnám má-naaolime juiceและláeและláeand (coordinating)พริกpríkพริกprík1chili; chili pepper2chili plant
Mom will mix shrimp with assorted vegetables, adding fish sauce, lime juice, and chilies to make a Thai-style salad.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpยำผลไม้yam-pǒn-lá-máaiเองeengที่บ้านtîi-bâanโดยdooiปรุงรสbprung-rótเผ็ดpètเปรี้ยวbprîiaoตามใจชอบdtaam-jai-chɔ̂ɔp
I like to make fruit salad at home, seasoning it to be just the right amount of spicy and sour.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiยำทะเลyam-tá-leeแบบbɛ̀ɛpคลุกเครื่องklúk-krʉ̂ʉangจนjonเข้าเนื้อkâo-nʉ́ʉaรสเผ็ดrót-pètเปรี้ยวจัดbprîiao-jàtจ้านjâan
This shop mixes the seafood salad thoroughly with the dressing, giving it a bold spicy-sour flavor.
เชฟchépยำyamเนื้อย่างnéuua yâangกับgàpสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiแล้วláeoราดrâatน้ำยำnám yamเปรี้ยวเผ็ดbprîiao pètให้hâiเข้ากันkâo ganอย่างyàangพอดีpo dee
The chef tosses grilled beef with herbs, then coats it with a spicy-sour dressing to blend perfectly.
3VerbB2

[to] thrash; trounce (slang)

To beat someone badly in a fight or defeat an opponent by a large amount in a competition.