รำพึง
ram-pʉngMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] muse; brood; mutter to oneself
To reflect silently or speak softly to oneself in a pensive or wistful manner.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-มองหน้าmong nâaมองหน้าmong nâa1[to] look at someone's face; meet someone's eyes2[to] face someone; be able to meet someone's eyesต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รำพึงram peungรำพึงram peung1[to] muse; brood; mutter to oneself2musing; murmured thoughtกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideอย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-rai1how; in what way2what kind; which wayดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
He sat quietly looking out the window and murmured to himself about how he should decide.
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หลังlăngประชุมbprà-chumจบjòpเธอterเดินdernคนเดียวkon diiaoและláeรำพึงเบาram-peung baoๆ-ถึงtĕungผลpŏnที่têeตามมาdtaam maaหากhàakเลือกlêuuakทางนี้taang née
After the meeting ended, she walked alone and softly pondered the consequences if she chose this path.
เขาkǎoเอามือao-mʉʉกุมgumขมับkà-màpรำพึงram-pʉngกับgàpตนเองdton-eengด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoว่าwâaบางทีbaang-tiiการgaanถอยtɔ̌ɔiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngก้าวgâaoอาจàatทำให้เห็นtam-hâi-hěnภาพpâapชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂n
He held his temples and quietly murmured to himself that perhaps stepping back might make the picture clearer.
ยามค่ำyaam-kâmเธอtəəปิดไฟbpìt-faiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangแสงsɛ̌ɛngโคมkoomรำพึงram-pʉngพร่ำprâmกับgàpตนdtonด้วยdûuaiความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiถึงtʉ̌ngวันที่wan-tîiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiว่าwâaหากhàakย้อนคืนyɔ́ɔn-kʉʉnได้dâaiคงkongเลือกlʉ̂ʉakต่างออกไปdtàang-ɔ̀ɔk-bpai
At night, she turned off the lights leaving only the lamp’s glow, murmuring to herself with wistful longing for days gone by, saying that if she could go back she would choose differently.
2NounC1
musing; murmured thought
A quiet, introspective utterance or thought expressed softly to oneself; a musing.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-รำพึงram peungรำพึงram peung1[to] muse; brood; mutter to oneself2musing; murmured thoughtกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureยังอยู่yang yòoยังอยู่yang yòo[to] still be present; [to] still existคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserve7corn; maize (Southern Thai)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
She sat quietly, murmuring to herself, “If only Dad were still here.”
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เขาkăoเดินdernฝ่าfàaสายฝนsăai fŏnแล้วláeoรำพึงเบาram-peung baoๆ-ถึงtĕungความฝันkwaam fănที่têeยังyangเอื้อมêuuamไม่ถึงmâi tĕung
He walked through the rain, softly musing about the dreams still out of reach.
ยามค่ำyaam-kâmเธอtəəยืนyʉʉnมองmɔɔngไฟfaiเมืองmʉʉangพลางplaangรำพึงram-pʉngด้วยdûuaiอาวรณ์aa-wɔɔnถึงtʉ̌ngวันที่wan-tîiจากลาjàak-laa
At night, she gazed at the city lights, softly ruminating with longing about the day they parted.
เขาkǎoเอ่ยyèeรำพึงram-pʉngแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoราวกับraao-gàpฝากfàakความคิดถึงkwaam-kít-tʉ̌ngลอยlɔɔiไปbpaiกับgàpลมหนาวlom-nǎao
He uttered a gentle soliloquy, as if sending his longing along with the cold wind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รำพึง said รัม-พึง?
ram-pʉng
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
ram
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
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รำพึงram-pʉngรำพึงram-pʉng[to] muse; brood; mutter to oneself[to] muse; brood; mutter to oneselfWord