ราม่า
raa-mâaMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Rama (transliterated proper name)
A Thai transliteration of 'Rama', used in names such as those of businesses and hotels; not the usual Thai designation for numbered kings or Rama roads.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนพระรามเก้าtà-nǒn-prá-raam-gâoถนนพระรามเก้าtà-nǒn-prá-raam-gâoRama IX Road (Bangkok)
My house is on Rama IX Road.
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Many Thai people go to Phra Ram Hospital.
The Rama VIII Bridge was completed during the reign of King Rama IX.
ถนนtà-nŏnและláeสถานที่sà-tăan tîiหลายแห่งlăai hàengในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpตั้งชื่อdtâng chêuตามdtaamพระนามprá naamของkŏngกษัตริย์gà-sàtเช่นchênพระรามสี่prá raam sèeพระรามหนึ่งprá raam nèung
Many roads and places in Bangkok are named after kings, for example, Rama IV, Rama I.
2NounB1
drama (conflict/fuss) [slang]
slang for dramatic conflict, scandal, or an overblown fuss, often in social media contexts; shortened from “ดราม่าดราม่าdraa-mâa1drama (genre)2overblown emotional fuss; online drama (slang)”
Examples
ในกลุ่มnai-glùmในกลุ่มnai-glùmin a group; among a groupมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoราม่าraa-mâaราม่าraa-mâa1Rama (transliterated proper name)2drama (conflict/fuss) [slang]อะไรกันà-rai-ganอะไรกันà-rai-ganWhat?!; What's going on?; What's happening?เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
What's the drama in the group chat?
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You shouldn't get involved, or it will turn into a big drama.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiเองeengไม่mâiเห็นhěnต้องdtɔ̂ngทำเป็นtam-bpenราม่าraa-mâaให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnสนใจsǒn-jaiเลยləəi
It's just a small matter, there's no need to make a drama out of it to get others' attention.
วงการบันเทิงwong gaan ban-terngมักจะmák jàสร้างsâangราม่าraa-mâaเพื่อpêuuaโปรโมตbproh-móhtผลงานpŏn ngaanใหม่ๆmài màiซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenกลยุทธ์ทางการตลาดgon-lá-yút taang gaan dtà-làatอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung
The entertainment industry often creates drama to promote new works, which is one kind of marketing strategy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
raa
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
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 1
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ม่าmâaม่าmâa1grandmother (colloq., Sino-Thai)2drama (clipped slang)grandmother (colloq., Sino-Thai)Part 2
ราม่าraa-mâaราม่าraa-mâaRama (transliterated proper name)Rama (transliterated proper name)Word