เริ่ม
rə̂əmMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] start; begin
to commence an action, event, or process
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodเก้าgâaoเก้าgâaonineโมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)
The event starts at nine o'clock.
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Tomorrow the meeting will commence on time.
The rainy season commences toward the end of this month.
2VerbA2
[to] start to; begin to
used with another verb to mark the onset of an action or state (e.g., เริ่มทำ, เริ่มคิด)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyตอนเย็นๆdton yen yenตอนเย็นๆdton yen yen1in the evening; toward early evening2early evening (time period)
I start to read in the evenings.
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After watching the clip, I began to cook following the recipe.
The rain stopped, and the kids started to run around again.
พอpɔɔเข้าใจkâo-jaiหลักการlàk-gaanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmคิดkítวิธีแก้ปัญหาwí-tii-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaที่tîiเป็นระบบbpen-rá-bòp
Once I grasped the principle, I started to think of systematic solutions.
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
rə̂əm
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 | — | — |