ฮัม
hamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hum
to sing a tune with closed lips, producing a low continuous sound
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herฮัมเพลงham playngฮัมเพลงham playng[to] hum a songเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishes
She hums softly while washing the dishes.
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Last night I hummed the same tune over and over until I memorized it.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnเช้าcháoฉันchǎnจะjàฮัมเพลงham-pleengโปรดbpròotระหว่างrá-wàangเดินdəənไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
If I wake up early tomorrow, I will hum my favorite song while walking to work.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpฮัมhamทำนองเพลงtam-nɔɔng-pleengคลาสสิกklâat-sìkด้วยdûuaiปากbpàakปิดbpìtเวลาwee-laaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉเพราะprɔ́ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiมีสมาธิmii-sà-maa-tí
He likes to hum classical tunes with his lips closed when reading because it helps him focus.
2NounB1
humming sound
a low, continuous sound produced by a person humming or by things like machines
Examples
พัดลมpát lomพัดลมpát lomfan (electric)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneฮัมhamฮัมham1[to] hum2humming soundเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyตลอดคืนdtà-lòt keunตลอดคืนdtà-lòt keunall night long
The old fan makes a soft hum all night.
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พอpɔɔเครื่องปรับอากาศkrʉ̂ʉang-bpràp-aa-gàatเริ่มrə̂əmทำงานtam-ngaanก็gɔ̂มีmiiเสียงsǐiangฮัมhamดังdangสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əในnaiห้องhɔ̂ng
When the air conditioner starts, a steady hum fills the room.
ผมpŏmชอบchôpเสียงsĭiangฮัมhamของkŏngตู้เย็นdtôo yenตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèukมันmanทำให้tam hâiบ้านbâanไม่mâiเงียบngîiapจนเกินไปjon gern bpai
I like the fridge’s hum late at night; it keeps the house from being too silent.
ก่อนgònเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonจะjàดับdàpเราraoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangฮัมhamแผ่วลงpàeo longเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiจนjonเงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìt
Before the engine stopped, we heard the hum gradually fade until it went silent.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ham
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |