เจมส์
jeemMeanings
1Proper nounA1
James (given name)
A male given name, the Thai transliteration of ‘James’.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownเจมส์jeemเจมส์jeem1James (given name)2James (surname)
This is my friend. His name is James.
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Yesterday, James went on a trip with his family.
James will move to work in Bangkok next month.
2Proper nounB1
James (surname)
A family name; less common in Thai usage.
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)คนใหม่kon-màiคนใหม่kon-mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)นามสกุลnaam-sà-gunนามสกุลnaam-sà-gun1surname; family name2filename extension (computing)เจมส์jeemเจมส์jeem1James (given name)2James (surname)
The new teacher's last name is James.
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ผมpǒmต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanจองjɔɔngโต๊ะdtóสำหรับsǎm-ràpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเจมส์jeemสำหรับsǎm-ràpคืนวันศุกร์kʉʉn-wan-sùkนี้níiครับkráp
I'd like to book a table for the James family for this Friday night.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnชื่อchʉ̂ʉเดวิดdee-wítแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoตามdtaamนามสกุลnaam-sà-gunว่าwâaคุณเจมส์kun-jeem
My friend's name is David, but most people call him by his surname, Mr. James.
จากjàakการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpรายชื่อraai-chʉ̂ʉผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanพบว่าpóp-wâaมีmiiผู้ที่pûu-tîiใช้cháiนามสกุลnaam-sà-gunเจมส์jeemเดินทางdəən-taangในnaiเที่ยวบินtîiao-binนี้níiสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkon
Upon checking the passenger list, it was found that two people with the surname James were on this flight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เจมส์ said เจม?
jeem
- Silent letterส์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
jeem
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ส์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |