วางชาม

waang-chaam

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] set down a bowl

to place or put a bowl down somewhere

Examples

โปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredวางชามwaang-chaamวางชามwaang-chaam[to] set down a bowlบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
Please put the bowl on the table.
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เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiฉันchǎnวางชามwaang-chaamไว้wáiที่tîiเคาน์เตอร์ครัวkao-dtə̂ə-kruua
I just put the bowl on the kitchen counter.
ถ้าtâaฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเราraoจะjàวางชามwaang-chaamไว้wáiใต้dtâaiชายคาchaai-kaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรองrɔɔngน้ำnáam
If it rains, we will place a bowl under the eaves to catch water.
เธอterบอกให้bòk hâiผมpŏmวางชามwaang chaamลงlongเบาbaoๆ-ใกล้glâiเตาdtaoเพราะpráwซุปsúpยังyangร้อนrónมากmâak
She told me to gently put the bowl down near the stove because the soup was still very hot.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

waang

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)[to] put; place; set (down)Part 1
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ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsbowlPart 2
วางชามwaang-chaamวางชามwaang-chaam[to] set down a bowl[to] set down a bowlWord