ออมเงิน
ɔɔm-ngənMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] save money
to save money, especially by putting it aside regularly in a bank or at home
Examples
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My younger sister saves money in a piggy bank.
เขาkǎoอยากyàakซื้อsʉ́ʉรถrótคันkanใหม่màiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเริ่มrə̂əmออมเงินɔɔm-ngənอย่างจริงจังyàang-jing-jang
He wants to buy a new car, so he has to start saving money seriously.
ถ้าtâaเราraoเริ่มrêrmออมเงินom ngernตั้งแต่อายุยังน้อยdtâng dtàe aa-yú yang nóiพอporแก่gàeตัวdtuuaไปbpaiก็gâwจะมีjà meeเงินngernใช้cháiสบายๆsà-baai sà-baai
If we start saving money from a young age, we will have enough to live comfortably when we get old.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ɔɔm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ออมɔɔmออมɔɔm1[to] save; be thrifty2saving; thrift3[to] conserve; hold back [sth]4gentle; soft (in tone/force) [literary][to] save; be thriftyPart 1
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ออมเงินɔɔm-ngənออมเงินɔɔm-ngən[to] save money[to] save moneyWord