ออม(om)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] save; be thrifty

to set aside money and spend carefully; to be economical

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ออมเงินom ngernออมเงินom ngern[to] save moneyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthและláeและláeand (coordinating)ใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai1[to] spend (money); expend2expenses; spending (noun)อย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
I save money every month and spend carefully.
2NounB1

saving; thrift

the act or practice of saving money; thrift

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toออมเงินom ngernออมเงินom ngern[to] save moneyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
This year I started saving money every month to buy a new phone.
3AdjectiveC1

gentle; soft (in tone/force) [literary]

mild or gentle in manner, tone, or force (used in some set phrases, somewhat literary/archaic)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดด้วยpôot dûuaiพูดด้วยpôot dûuai[to] speak with [sb]; [to] talk to [sb]น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ออมomออมom1[to] save; be thrifty2gentle; soft (in tone/force) [literary]3saving; thriftๆ-เพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเสียหน้าsĭia nâaเสียหน้าsĭia nâa[to] lose face; be humiliated
He spoke in a gentle tone so that no one would lose face.

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