เจมเบ้
jeem-bêeMeaning
1NounC1
djembe (West African hand drum)
a goblet-shaped, rope-tuned West African hand drum played with bare hands, capable of bass, tone, and slap sounds
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeไปเรียนbpai-riianไปเรียนbpai-riian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asเจมเบ้jeem-bêeเจมเบ้jeem-bêedjembe (West African hand drum)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic parkทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันเสาร์wan-sǎoวันเสาร์wan-sǎoSaturday
My friend invited me to learn to play the djembe at the park every Saturday.
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เสียงทุ้มsǐiang-túmกังวานgang-waanของkɔ̌ɔngเจมเบ้jeem-bêeสร้างจังหวะsâang-jang-wàที่tîiเร้าใจráo-jaiชวนให้chuuan-hâiทุกคนtúk-konขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaตามdtaam
The deep, resonant sound of the djembe creates an exciting rhythm that invites everyone to move along.
การgaanจะjàเล่นlênเจมเบ้jeem-bêeให้ได้hâi-dâaiเสียงsǐiangที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganทั้งtángเสียงเบสsǐiang-bèetโทนtoonและlɛ́สแล็ปsà-lɛ̀pต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiเทคนิคték-nìkการใช้gaan-cháiฝ่ามือfàa-mʉʉและlɛ́นิ้วníuที่tîiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
To produce different sounds on a djembe—bass, tone, and slap—requires precise techniques using the palms and fingers.
ในnaiวงwongดรัมเซอร์เคิลdram-ser-kernพลังเสียงpá-lang sĭiangของkŏngเจมเบ้jem-bêหลายlăaiใบbaiที่têeประโคมbprà-kohmพร้อมกันpróm ganสามารถsăa-mâatสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่têeเป็นหนึ่งเดียวbpen nèung dieowและláeทรงพลังsong pá-langได้dâiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang nâa tûeng
In a drum circle, the sonic power of multiple djembes being played together can create a remarkably unified and powerful atmosphere.
Tones
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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
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Result
Mid tone
jeem
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 | — | — |