สลัมๆ
sà-lăm sà-lămMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
slum-like; shabby; run-down
slum-like in look or feel; shabby, run-down, or dilapidated
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเช่าchâoเช่าchâo1[to] rent; lease2[to] let out; rent outห้องพักhông pákห้องพักhông pák1room (for staying/sleeping)2break room; loungeราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokinexpensive; low-pricedที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysลึกๆléuk léukลึกๆléuk léuk1deeply; far below the surface2deep down; inwardly; at heartซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationสภาพsà-pâapสภาพsà-pâapcondition; stateค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâangrather; quite; fairlyสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lăm1slum-like; shabby; run-down2in a shabby/run-down way
He rents a cheap room in a deep alley, and its condition is quite run-down.
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ฉันchănไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินผ่านdern pàanย่านyâanนั้นnánคนเดียวkon diiaoตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunเพราะpráwมันmanดูdooสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămและláeน่ากลัวnâa gluua
I don't dare walk through that neighborhood alone at night because it looks slum-like and scary.
เบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngตึกสูงระฟ้าdtèuk sŏong rá fáaใจกลางเมืองjai glaang meuuangยังyangมีmeeชุมชนchum-chonเล็กๆlék lékที่têeมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămซ่อนตัวsôn dtuuaอยู่yòo
Behind the skyscrapers in the city center, there are still small communities with slum-like characteristics hidden away.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaโรงแรมrohng raemนี้néeจะjàเคยkoeiหรูหราrŏo-răaแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeกลับglàpถูกtòokปล่อยทิ้งร้างbplòi tíng ráangจนมีjon meeสภาพsà-pâapสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămไม่น่าmâi nâaเข้าพักkâo pák
Although this hotel used to be luxurious, it has now been abandoned to the point that it has a dilapidated condition and is not a pleasant place to stay.
2AdverbB2
in a shabby/run-down way
in a manner that looks slum-like or shabby
Examples
ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam maiwhy (question word)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lăm1slum-like; shabby; run-down2in a shabby/run-down wayจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)มีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)หรือเปล่าrĕu bplàaoหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
Why are you dressed so shabbily today? Is something bothering you?
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ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàรวยruuayแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítแบบbàepสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiดูแลdoo laeบ้านช่องbâan chôngเลยloie
Even though he's rich, he lives in a shabby manner and doesn't care about housekeeping at all.
เจ้าของร้านjâo kŏng ráanจัดjàtร้านráanสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămวางwaangของkŏngไม่เป็นระเบียบmâi bpen rá-bìiapทำให้tam hâiไม่mâiน่าดึงดูดnâa deung dòotลูกค้าlûuk-káaเท่าที่ควรtâo têe kuuan
The owner arranged the store in a shabby manner, placing things untidily, which makes it less attractive to customers than it should be.
ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinจงใจjong-jaiสร้างsâangผลงานpŏn ngaanชิ้นนี้chín néeให้ดูhâi dooสลัมๆsà-lăm sà-lămเพื่อpêuuaสะท้อนภาพsà-tón pâapความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam lèuuam lámในnaiสังคมเมืองsăng-kom meuuang
The artist intentionally created this piece to look shabby in order to reflect the inequality in urban society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สลัมๆ said สะ-หลัม-สะ-หลัม?
sà-lăm sà-lăm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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 | — | — |