อืมๆ
eum eumMeaning
1InterjectionA1
mm-hmm; yeah
an expression of agreement, acknowledgment, or understanding; mm-hmm; yeah
Examples
อืมๆeum eumอืมๆeum eummm-hmm; yeahเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Mm-hmm, I understand.
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Yeah, I like this color.
Mm-hmm, I will go buy it for you this evening.
Yeah, see you at the coffee shop tomorrow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อืมๆ said อืม-อืม?
eum eum
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
eum
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 | — | — |