ร้านชำ
ráan-chamMeaning
1NounA2
grocery store; corner shop
a small, local grocery store or corner shop that sells a variety of everyday goods, food, and household items
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านชำráan-chamร้านชำráan-chamgrocery store; corner shop
I buy water at the corner shop.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแม่mɛ̂ɛใช้cháiให้hâiไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉไข่kàiกับgàpน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaที่tîiร้านชำráan-chamใกล้บ้านglâi-bâan
Yesterday, my mom sent me to buy eggs and fish sauce at the corner shop near our house.
ร้านชำráan-chamร้านนี้ráan-níiขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngเยอะมากyə́-mâakมีmiiทั้งtángขนมkà-nǒmและlɛ́ของใช้kɔ̌ɔng-cháiในบ้านnai-bâan
This corner shop sells a lot of things; it has both snacks and household items.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàมีmiiร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanก็gɔ̂ยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiร้านชำráan-chamเจ้าประจำjâao-bprà-jamมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
Even though a new convenience store has opened, the elderly people in the village still prefer to shop at their regular local grocery store.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ร้านชำ said ร้าน-ชัม?
ráan-cham
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
ráan
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingdry groceries; sundriesPart 2
ร้านชำráan-chamร้านชำráan-chamgrocery store; corner shopgrocery store; corner shopWord