ย้ำๆ
yám yámMeaning
1AdverbA2
repeatedly; over and over
repeatedly; over and over again, often for emphasis.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ย้ำๆyám yámย้ำๆyám yámrepeatedly; over and over
He says my name repeatedly.
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Mom told me repeatedly to wash the dishes.
I have to listen to this song over and over again because it's very beautiful.
คุณครูkun kruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeย้ำๆyám yámจนกว่าjon gwàaนักเรียนnák riianทุกคนtúk konจะjàเข้าใจkâo jai
The teacher explained this topic repeatedly until every student understood.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ย้ำๆ said ย้ำ-ย้ำ?
yám yám
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yám
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |