เกม
geemMeanings
1NounA1
game; match
an activity or sport played for fun or competition; a match or contest
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เกมฟุตบอลgeem-fút-bɔɔnเกมฟุตบอลgeem-fút-bɔɔnfootball game; soccer matchที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
We play a game of soccer on the field behind the school.
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He likes to invite friends to play board games at home.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanทีมโรงเรียนtiim-roong-riianชนะchá-náเกมgeemบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔnด้วยdûuaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnเฉียดฉิวchìiat-chǐu
Yesterday the school team won the basketball game by a narrow score.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะมีjà-miiเกมgeemนัดชิงชนะเลิศnát-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətที่tîiสนามกลางsà-nǎam-glaangเมืองmʉʉang
Tomorrow we will have the championship game at the downtown stadium.
2NounA2
video game
an electronic game played on a computer, console, or mobile device
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เกมในมือถือgeem-nai-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉเกมในมือถือgeem-nai-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉmobile gameทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
I play games on my phone every evening.
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Yesterday I bought a new computer game and tried playing it all night.
Tomorrow we will download a game on the console to play with friends.
ถ้าtâaอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétล่มlômระหว่างrá-wàangเล่นlênเกมออนไลน์geem-ɔɔn-laaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnก็gɔ̂จะjàหายไปhǎai-bpai
If the internet goes down while playing an online game, my points will be lost.
3NounB1
game (subdivision of play in sports)
a unit of play within a larger sporting contest, such as one of the games making up a set in tennis
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นักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítนักเทนนิสnák-teen-níttennis playerคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guideอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เซตsétเซตsét1set (collection; matching items)2set (sports)3[to] set; adjust4set (math)5set (film/stage)แรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially
This tennis player is leading by two games in the first set.
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ทีมเราtiim-raoแพ้pɛ́ɛสองsɔ̌ɔngเกมgeemติดdtìtในnaiวอลเลย์บอลwɔn-lêe-bɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngฮึดhʉ́tในnaiเกมgeemต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Our team lost two games in a row in volleyball and needs to rally in the next game.
เธอtəəปิดbpìtเกมgeemเสิร์ฟsə̀əpของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengได้dâaiอย่างyàangมั่นใจmân-jaiทำให้tam-hâiชนะเซตchá-ná-sétแรกrɛ̂ɛk
She confidently held her service game, which helped her win the first set.
หลังlǎngถูกtùukเบรกbrèekเสิร์ฟsə̀əpนักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítก็gɔ̂เร่งเครื่องrêng-krʉ̂ʉangกลับมาglàp-maaเก็บgèpเกมgeemสำคัญsǎm-kanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoไทtaiเบรกbrèek
After having his serve broken, the tennis player accelerated and secured a crucial game before the tiebreak.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
geem
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 | — | — |