ยำหอย
yam-hɔ̌ɔiMeaning
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spicy shellfish salad (Thai dish)
A general term for a Thai spicy salad (ยำยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)) made with any type of shellfish, such as cockles, mussels, or oysters, dressed with lime juice, chili, fish sauce, and herbs.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[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); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ยำหอยyam-hɔ̌ɔiยำหอยyam-hɔ̌ɔispicy shellfish salad (Thai dish)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านอาหารทะเลráan-aa-hǎan-tá-leeร้านอาหารทะเลráan-aa-hǎan-tá-leeseafood restaurantกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
This evening, shall we go eat spicy shellfish salad at the seafood restaurant?
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ร้านนี้ráan néeทำtamยำหอยyam hǒiอร่อยà-ròiมากmâakเขาkăoใช้cháiหอยนางรมhŏi naang romสดๆsòt sòtตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yài
This restaurant makes delicious spicy shellfish salad; they use big, fresh oysters.
ถ้าtâaจะjàทำtamยำหอยyam-hɔ̌ɔiให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakหอยhɔ̌ɔiที่tîiสดใหม่sòt-màiและlɛ́ปรุงbprungน้ำยำnáam-yamให้hâiรสจัดจ้านrót-jàt-jâan
If you want to make a delicious spicy shellfish salad, you must choose fresh shellfish and make the dressing intensely flavorful.
ยำหอยyam-hɔ̌ɔiเป็นbpenเมนูmee-nuuที่tîiได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomสามารถsǎa-mâatใช้cháiหอยhɔ̌ɔiได้dâaiหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítเช่นchênหอยแครงhɔ̌ɔi-krɛɛngหอยแมลงภู่hɔ̌ɔi-má-lɛɛng-pûuหรือrʉ̌ʉหอยนางรมhɔ̌ɔi-naang-rom
Spicy shellfish salad is a popular dish; many types of shellfish can be used, such as cockles, mussels, or oysters.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยำหอย said ยัม-หอย?
yam-hɔ̌ɔi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)spicy-sour Thai saladPart 1
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หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2classifier: ตัว3vulgar slang: female genitaliashellfish; mollusk (general)Part 2
ยำหอยyam-hɔ̌ɔiยำหอยyam-hɔ̌ɔispicy shellfish salad (Thai dish)spicy shellfish salad (Thai dish)Word