เปรม
bpreemMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
delighted; blissful; very happy (formal/lit.)
Feeling great pleasure or joy; blissfully happy; often literary or formal in tone.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàanสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàan1[to] pass (an exam, test, screening); meet the standard2having passed; qualifiedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)เปรมbpreemเปรมbpreem1delighted; blissful; very happy (formal/lit.)2[to] be delighted; revel in; enjoy to the fullเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When he found out he passed the exam, he had a blissfully happy grin on his face.
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นักลงทุนnák long tunต่างdtàangเปรมปรีดิ์bprem-bpreeที่têeเห็นhĕnมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaหุ้นhûnของkŏngตนdtonพุ่งสูงขึ้นpûng sŏong kûenอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang dtò nêuuang
The investors were blissfully happy to see the value of their stocks continuously soaring.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinยืนyʉʉnมองmɔɔngผลงานชิ้นเอกpǒn-ngaan-chín-èekของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonที่tîiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngในnaiพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panด้วยdûuaiหัวใจhǔua-jaiที่tîiเปรมbpreemเกษมgà-sěem
The artist stood looking at his masterpiece displayed in the museum with a blissfully joyful heart.
บัณฑิตban-dìtใหม่màiถอดtɔ̀ɔtหมวกmùuakโยนyoonขึ้นkʉ̂nฟ้าfáaด้วยdûuaiสีหน้าsǐi-nâaที่tîiเปรมbpreemปราโมทย์bpraa-môotท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเสียงsǐiangแสดงความยินดีsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-yin-diiจากjàakครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
The new graduates tossed their caps into the air with blissfully joyous faces amidst the congratulatory cheers from their families.
2VerbC1
[to] be delighted; revel in; enjoy to the full
To feel delighted or take great pleasure in something; to enjoy it very much (formal/literary).
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กินเลี้ยงgin-líiangกินเลี้ยงgin-líiang[to] have a party; feastกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เปรมbpreemเปรมbpreem1delighted; blissful; very happy (formal/lit.)2[to] be delighted; revel in; enjoy to the fullไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
Tonight, we're going to feast and enjoy ourselves to the fullest!
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เขาkǎoเปรมbpreemกับgàpการgaanใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoนอนnɔɔnดูซีรีส์duu-sii-rîiเรื่องโปรดrʉ̂ʉang-bpròotทั้งวันทั้งคืนtáng-wan-táng-kʉʉn
He delighted in spending the long holiday binge-watching his favorite series all day and night.
นักวิจารณ์nák-wí-jaanอาหารaa-hǎanเปรมbpreemกับgàpรสชาติrót-châatอันanลุ่มลึกlûm-lʉ́kของkɔ̌ɔngอาหารaa-hǎanจานjaanนั้นnánเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
The food critic took great pleasure in the profound flavors of that dish.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtเปรมbpreemอยู่yùuกับgàpอำนาจam-nâatและlɛ́เงินทองngən-tɔɔngที่tîiได้มาdâi-maaโดยมิชอบdooi-mí-chɔ̂ɔpโดยdooiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The corrupt politician delighted in the illicitly gained power and money, ignoring the suffering of the people.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpreem
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 | — | — |