ยำ
yamMeanings
1NounA2
spicy-sour Thai salad
a Thai-style salad of mixed ingredients tossed with a spicy and sour dressing
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour saladวุ้นเส้นwún-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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This place makes very fresh seafood yum salad, and the dressing is fragrant with lime.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpยำyamเห็ดhètเพราะprɔ́เบาbaoและlɛ́รสrótชัดchátกินกับgin-gàpข้าวต้มkâao-dtômอร่อยà-rɔ̀i
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
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แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; 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 saladกุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; 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 sauceน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaoน้ำมะนาวnáam-má-naaolime juiceและlɛ́และlɛ́and (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.
เชฟchéepยำyamเนื้อย่างnʉ́ʉa-yâangกับgàpสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiแล้วlɛ́ɛoราดrâatน้ำยำnáam-yamเปรี้ยวเผ็ดbprîiao-pètให้hâiเข้ากันkâo-ganอย่างyàangพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The chef tosses grilled beef with herbs, then coats it with a spicy-sour dressing to blend perfectly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยำ said ยัม?
yam
- Vowel spellingThe vowel ำ already ends in an m sound, so it is respelled ัม.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yam
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 | — | — |