สกิม
sà-gimMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] skim [card data] (illegally copy it from a card)
to secretly and illegally copy data from a credit or debit card, often at an ATM or card reader
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîipมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîip1crook; swindler; fraudster2criminal livelihood (literary)แอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyสกิมsà-gimสกิมsà-gim1[to] skim [card data] (illegally copy it from a card)2[to] skim-read [sth]ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)บัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtบัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtcredit cardที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปั๊มน้ำมันbpám-nám-manปั๊มน้ำมันbpám-nám-man1gas/petrol station; filling station2fuel/oil pump (device)
The police warned people to be careful of criminals secretly skimming credit card information at gas stations.
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ฉันchănเพิ่งpêrngรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaโดนdohnสกิมบัตรsà-gim bàtเอทีเอ็มay tee emหลังจากlăng jàakเห็นhĕnยอดเงินyôt ngernแปลกๆbplàek bplàekในnaiบัญชีban-chee
I just realized my ATM card was skimmed after seeing strange transactions in my account.
แก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์gɛ́ng-kɔɔn-sen-dtə̂əนี้níiใช้cháiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiได้dâaiจากjàakการgaanสกิมบัตรsà-gim-bàtไปbpaiซื้อของออนไลน์sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng-ɔɔn-laaiมูลค่าmuun-lá-kâaหลายล้านlǎai-láanบาทbàat
This call center gang used information obtained from card skimming to buy millions of baht worth of goods online.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการgaanถูกtùukสกิมบัตรsà-gim-bàtควรkuuanสังเกตsǎng-gèetช่องเสียบchɔ̂ng-sìiapบัตรbàtที่tîiตู้เอทีเอ็มdtûu-ee-tii-emว่าwâaมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
To prevent being skimmed, you should observe the card slot on an ATM to see if there are any abnormalities.
2VerbB2
[to] skim-read [sth]
to read quickly to get the main ideas, without the details
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)ทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำได้แค่tam-dâai-kɛ̂ɛทำได้แค่tam-dâai-kɛ̂ɛcan only [do sth]; [to] be able to do no more thanสกิมsà-gimสกิมsà-gim1[to] skim [card data] (illegally copy it from a card)2[to] skim-read [sth]หัวข้อข่าวhǔua-kɔ̂ɔ-kàaoหัวข้อข่าวhǔua-kɔ̂ɔ-kàaonews headline; news topicตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
I don't have time to read everything, so I can only skim the headlines in the morning.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสอบsɔ̀ɔpขอkɔ̌ɔเวลาสกิมเนื้อหาwee-laa-sà-gim-nʉ́ʉa-hǎaในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉอีกรอบìik-rɔ̂ɔpนะná
Before the exam, give me some time to skim the content in the book one more time.
การgaanสกิมsà-gimบทbòtความเป็นkwaam-bpenวิธีwí-tiiที่ดีtîi-diiในnaiการจับgaan-jàpใจความสำคัญjai-kwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàลงมือlong-mʉʉอ่านàanอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
Skimming an article is a good way to quickly grasp the main idea before starting to read in detail.
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náบรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngสกิมsà-gimต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวันwanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənว่าwâaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangไหนnǎiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jai
As an editor, he has to skim numerous manuscripts each day to evaluate which ones are interesting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สกิม said สะ-กิม?
sà-gim
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |