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yǎm-bpee

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

ruined; battered; crushed

ruined; battered; crushed; in a mess

Examples

ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)เหยียบyìiapเหยียบyìiap1[to] step on; tread on2[to] press (a pedal) with the foot3[to] crush/flatten underfoot4[to] reach (a speed of)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]หยำเปyǎm-bpeeหยำเปyǎm-bpee1ruined; battered; crushed2severely; heavily; completelyไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
This toy was stepped on by my little brother until it was completely crushed.
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โครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiเขาkǎoสร้างsâangมากับmaa-gàpมือmʉʉตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiพังpangหยำเปyǎm-bpeeเพราะprɔ́การบริหารงานgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-ngaanที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
The project he built with his own hands is now in a mess due to mismanagement.
ข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoที่tîiหลุดออกมาlùt-ɔ̀ɔk-maaทำให้tam-hâiชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngดาราdaa-raaหนุ่มnùmคนkonนั้นnánเละléหยำเปyǎm-bpeeจนjonกู่gùuไม่mâiกลับglàp
The leaked scandal left the young actor's reputation completely ruined beyond repair.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakโดนdoonพายุpaa-yúพัดถล่มpát-tà-lòmสภาพsà-pâapบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanในnaiละแวกlá-wɛ̂ɛkนั้นnánก็gɔ̂พังpangหยำเปyǎm-bpeeจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpจำjamเค้าเดิมkáo-dəəmไม่ได้mâi-dâai
After being battered by the storm, the houses in that neighborhood were ruined to the point of being almost unrecognizable.
2AdverbC1

severely; heavily; completely

severely; heavily; completely (used as an intensifier for negative states, such as being blind drunk or beaten to a pulp)

Examples

เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholเหล้าlâoเหล้าlâo1liquor; spirits2alcoholic drink (general)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเมาหยำเปmao-yǎm-bpeeเมาหยำเปmao-yǎm-bpeecompletely drunk; wasted
Last night he went to a party and drank until he was blind drunk.
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พอpɔɔถึงช่วงtʉ̌ng-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanทีไรtii-raiวัยรุ่นwai-rûnกลุ่มglùmนี้níiมักจะmák-jàตั้งวงdtâng-wongดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเหล้าlâoกันganจนjonเมาหยำเปmao-yǎm-bpeeและlɛ́ส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangรบกวนróp-guuanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan
Whenever the festival season arrives, this group of teenagers usually gathers to drink until they are blind drunk and make loud noises that disturb the villagers.
ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmเสียใจsǐia-jaiที่tîiถูกtùukแฟนfɛɛnทิ้งtíngจึงjʉngไปbpaiนั่งnângดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเบียร์biiaที่tîiบาร์baaจนjonเมาหยำเปmao-yǎm-bpeeและlɛ́ร้องไห้ฟูมฟายrɔ́ɔng-hâai-fuum-faaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The young man was heartbroken over being dumped by his girlfriend, so he went to drink beer at a bar until he was blind drunk and cried his eyes out.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะเป็นjà bpenถึงtĕungผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏongแต่dtàeเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเขาkăoกลับglàpเมาหยำเปmao yăm bpayจนขาดjon kàatสติsà-dtìและláeทำเรื่องtam rêuuangน่าอายnâa aaiลงไปlong bpai
Even though he is a high-ranking executive, last night he was blind drunk to the point of losing his senses and doing something shameful.

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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

yǎm

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

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——