ย่ำ

yâm

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] tread; trample; stamp

To press or step heavily with the feet; to trample or stamp on.

อย่าyàaย่ำyâmแปลงดอกไม้bplaeng dòk máaiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก้านgâanหักhàkหมดmòt

Don't trample the flower beds or the stems will all break

2NounB1

[to] leave tracks/prints by stepping

To make footprints or impressions by stepping on a surface (e.g., ย่ำดิน ย่ำหิมะ).

เด็กๆdèk dèkวิ่งwîngไปbpaiย่ำyâmหิมะhì-máหน้าnâaโรงเรียนrong rianจนjonรองเท้าrong táaoเปียกbpìiak

The children ran to make footprints in the snow in front of the school until their shoes got wet.

3NounB2

[to] harp on; go over the same ground

To keep repeating the same point or action without progress; to dwell on something.

อย่าyàaย่ำyâmประเด็นbprà-denเดิมdermซ้ำๆsám-sámเลยloieทุกคนtúk konเข้าใจkâo jaiแล้วláeoว่าwâaแผนpăenเดิมdermใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâi

Stop dwelling on the same point; everyone already understands the old plan won’t work.

4NounB2

around dusk/night (in set phrases)

Used in fixed time expressions to indicate around dusk or at night (e.g., ย่ำค่ำ, ย่ำคืน).

เราraoนัดnátกันganเดินเล่นdern lênตอนdtonย่ำค่ำyâm kâmอากาศaa-gàatกำลังดีgam-lang dee

We arranged to take a walk at dusk; the weather is just right.

5NounC1

[to] visit briefly at night (dial./lit.)

To call on or visit someone briefly at night (literary/dialectal; e.g., ย่ำบ้าน).

ค่ำนี้kâm néeข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâoจะjàแวะไปwáe bpaiย่ำyâmเรือนreuuanครูใหญ่kruu yàiสนทนาsŏn-tá-naaเพียงpiiangประเดี๋ยวbprà-dĭiaoก็gâwกลับglàp

This evening I will call briefly at the headmaster’s house, chat for a short while, then leave.