เยี่ยม
yîiamMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
excellent; great
very good; excellent; outstanding in quality or performance
Examples
รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เยี่ยมyîiamเยี่ยมyîiam1excellent; great2[to] visit3great!; awesome!มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This taste is excellent.
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Her performance today was truly outstanding.
The service at this shop is excellent—both fast and friendly.
แผนการตลาดpăen gaan dtà-làatที่têeทีมteemเสนอsà-nĕrถือว่าtĕuu wâaเยี่ยมyîiamตอบโจทย์dtòp jòhtทั้งtángยอดขายyôt kăaiและláeภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákแบรนด์braen
The marketing plan the team proposed is excellent, addressing both sales and brand image.
2VerbA2
[to] visit
to go to see someone, especially to show care, pay respect, or check on their condition
Examples
หลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanafter workฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospital
After work I’ll stop by to visit Grandma at the hospital.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพวกเราpûuak-raoไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaให้กำลังใจhâi-gam-lang-jai
Yesterday we went to visit a friend who just had surgery to encourage him.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะjàไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamนักnákเรียนที่บ้านriian-tîi-bâanเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoป่วยbpùuaiหลายlǎaiวันwanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Tomorrow the teacher will visit the student at home because he’s been sick for several days.
ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเราraoมักmákไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat-pûu-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกราบgràapและlɛ́ถามไถ่tǎam-tàiสารทุกข์sǎa-rá-túkสุขsùkดิบdìp
During festivals we usually visit our elders to pay respects and ask how they’re doing.
3InterjectionA2
great!; awesome!
an exclamation showing admiration, approval, or satisfaction
Examples
เยี่ยมyîiamเยี่ยมyîiam1excellent; great2[to] visit3great!; awesome!งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laaเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa[to] finish on time
Great! The work was finished on time.
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Great, this plan really works.
Great, your idea solves the problem perfectly.
Great! The team met the target despite limited time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yîiam
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |