สตรัม
sà-dtramMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] strum
To play a guitar or similar stringed instrument by sweeping the fingers or a pick across several strings.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)สตรัมsà-dtramสตรัมsà-dtram1[to] strum2mat; covering spread out for use (archaic)กีตาร์gii-dtâaกีตาร์gii-dtâaguitarด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooปิ๊กbpíkปิ๊กbpík1guitar pick; plectrum2nickname (Thai)3(Northern Thai) [to] return; go backอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
Last night I practiced strumming the guitar with a pick at home.
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เพลงpleengนี้níiสตรัมsà-dtramลงlongอย่างเดียวyàang-diiaoก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngรักษาrák-sǎaจังหวะjang-wàให้hâiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
You can play this song using only downward strums, but you need to keep a steady rhythm.
เขาkăoร้องเพลงróng playngไปด้วยbpai dûuayและláeสตรัมsà-dtramกีตาร์gee-dtaaเป็นจังหวะbpen jang-wàไปด้วยbpai dûuayส่วนsùuanเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-ก็gâwปรบมือbpròp meuuตามdtaam
He sang while strumming the guitar rhythmically, and his friends clapped along.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàจับjàpคอร์ดkɔ́ɔtได้dâaiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaสตรัมsà-dtramขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพลงpleengก็gɔ̂จะjàฟังfangสะดุดsà-dùt
Even if you finger the chords correctly, the song will sound choppy if your upward and downward strums are uneven.
2NounC2
mat; covering spread out for use (archaic)
A covering spread out on a surface for sitting or lying on, such as a mat.
Examples
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàak1because; since (formal)2due to; owing to (formal)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ศาลาsǎa-laaศาลาsǎa-laapavilion; open-sided shelterยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardชื้นchʉ́ʉnชื้นchʉ́ʉn1damp; slightly wet2humid; damp (air/weather)3[to] be damp; become dampอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ปูเสื่อbpuu-sʉ̀ʉaปูเสื่อbpuu-sʉ̀ʉa1[to] lay out a mat2[to] wait eagerlyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แคร่krɛ̂ɛแคร่krɛ̂ɛ1bamboo/wood platform bed2litter; carrying platform3drag sledge; haul sledge4fish trap (regional/technical)5bogie; wheeled supporting frame (railways)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàinstead of; rather thanนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
Since the pavilion floor was still damp, we laid a mat on the wooden platform instead of sitting on the floor.
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พอporเห็นhĕnแม่mâeคลี่klêeเสื่อsèuuaใต้dtâiต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangฉันchănก็gâwรู้ทันróo tanทีteeว่าwâaบ่ายนี้bàai néeคงkongได้dâiเอนหลังayn lăngฟังfangแม่mâeเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเก่าgàoๆ-อีกèekตามเคยdtaam koey
As soon as I saw Mom spreading a mat under the mango tree, I knew I would spend another afternoon lying back and listening to her old stories, as usual.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiโต๊ะdtóเก้าอี้gâo-îiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าบ้านjâao-bâanก็gɔ̂เลือกlʉ̂ʉakปูเสื่อbpuu-sʉ̀ʉaให้hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛkนั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wongกินข้าวgin-kâaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eengมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Although tables and chairs were available, the host chose to spread out mats so the guests could sit together in a circle to eat, creating a more relaxed atmosphere.
ในงานบุญnai-ngaan-bunของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaที่tîiปูbpuuเรียงกันriiang-ganเต็มdtemศาลาsǎa-laaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangที่รองนั่งtîi-rɔɔng-nângหากhàakยังyangเปิดโอกาสให้bpə̀ət-oo-gàat-hâiคนkonต่างdtàangวัยwaiได้dâaiล้อมวงlɔ́ɔm-wongพูดคุยกันpûut-kui-ganอย่างyàangไม่มีmâi-miiพิธีรีตองpí-tii-rii-dtɔɔng
At the village merit-making event, the mats covering the pavilion provided more than seating; they also gave people of different generations a chance to gather and chat without formality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สตรัม said สะ-ตรัม?
sà-dtram
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 | — | — |