เอม
eemMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
pleasantly sweet; sweet-tasting (literary)
Sweet and pleasant in taste; having a gentle, pleasing sweetness (literary).
Examples
มะม่วงสุกmá-mûuang-sùkมะม่วงสุกmá-mûuang-sùkripe mangoพันธุ์panพันธุ์pan1breed/variety/strain2seed (for planting)3lineage; stock; ancestry4kind/type (colloquial)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelโอชะเอมoo-chá-eemโอชะเอมoo-chá-eemdeliciously sweet; delectableไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวานแหลมwǎan-lɛ̌ɛmหวานแหลมwǎan-lɛ̌ɛm1sweet and piercing (of a voice or sound)2sharply sweet; intensely sweetจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpaiจนเกินไปjon-gəən-bpaitoo; excessively
This variety of ripe mango has a delightfully sweet taste, not too sharp.
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น้ำมะพร้าวอ่อนnáam-má-práao-ɔ̀ɔnแก้วgɛ̂ɛoนี้níiมีmiiรสเอมชื่นใจrót-eem-chʉ̂ʉn-jaiทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสดชื่นsòt-chʉ̂ʉnทันทีtan-tii
This glass of young coconut water has a pleasing sweetness, making one feel refreshed instantly.
รสชาติrót-châatอันanโอชะเอมoo-chá-eemของkɔ̌ɔngขนมไทยโบราณkà-nǒm-tai-boo-raanทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamอันanอบอุ่นòp-ùnในnaiวัยเด็กwai-dèk
The delightfully sweet taste of the traditional Thai dessert reminded him of warm childhood memories.
ความหวานเอมkwaam-wǎan-eemที่tîiปลายลิ้นbplaai-línจากjàakน้ำผึ้งป่าnáam-pʉ̂ng-bpàaบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtนั้นnánยากyâakจะjàหาhǎaอะไรà-raiมาmaaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapได้dâai
The pleasing sweetness on the tip of the tongue from pure wild honey is hard to compare to anything else.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
eem
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 | — | — |