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râmMeanings
1AdverbB2
repeatedly; again and again
repeatedly; persistently; again and again, often used to add emphasis to an action.
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi[to] cry; weepร่ำrâmร่ำrâm1repeatedly; again and again2[to] say repeatedly; [to] utter persistently3[to] perfume; [to] scentๆ-ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeไปหาbpai hăaไปหาbpai hăa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
The little child cried repeatedly, saying they wanted to go home to their mom.
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He just kept repeatedly asking for money from his parents non-stop.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamโทรหาtoo-hǎaเธอtəəร่ำไปrâm-bpai
Even after being rejected, he still persistently tried to call her again and again.
เธอterร่ำrâmด่าdàaโชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaaของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngที่têeต้องdtôngมาmaaเจอกับjer gàpเรื่องrêuuangร้ายๆráai ráaiแบบนี้bàep née
She repeatedly cursed her own fate for having to encounter such terrible things.
2VerbC1
[to] say repeatedly; [to] utter persistently
To say or utter something repeatedly or persistently, often in literary usage or compounds.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao[to] say; state; mention (formal)ร่ำลาrâm laaร่ำลาrâm laa[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewellเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore (introducing a clause)เดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseas
He said his farewells to his friends before traveling abroad.
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ในnaiจดหมายjòt-mǎaiฉบับchà-bàpสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเธอtəəได้dâaiร่ำrâmพันpanถึงtʉ̌ngความเสียใจkwaam-sǐia-jaiและlɛ́ความรักkwaam-rákที่tîiยังคงyang-kongมีอยู่mii-yùu
In the final letter, she lamented her sorrow and the love that still remained.
ทหารtá-hǎanหนุ่มnùmร่ำrâmอาลัยaa-laiต่อdtɔ̀ɔแผ่นดินเกิดpɛ̀n-din-gə̀ətก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangไปรบbpai-rópในnaiแดนไกลdɛɛn-glai
The young soldier uttered a sorrowful farewell to his homeland before leaving to fight in a distant land.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจบjòpการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumท่านประธานtân-bprà-taanได้dâaiร่ำrâmกล่าวขอบคุณglàao-kɔ̀ɔp-kunคณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konสำหรับsǎm-ràpความทุ่มเทkwaam-tûm-tee
Before concluding the meeting, the chairman formally uttered words of thanks to the entire working committee for their dedication.
3VerbC1
[to] perfume; [to] scent
to scent or perfume something, often using aromatic smoke or traditional Thai fragrant materials
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |