เอ็ม
emMeanings
1NounA2
the letter M
the Thai name/pronunciation of the Latin letter M
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ออกเสียงòk sĭiangออกเสียงòk sĭiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote; cast a voteตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏn1letter; character2text character(s); letteringเอ็มemเอ็มem1the letter M2nickname/name: Emช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedlyให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The teacher pronounces the letter M slowly for the children to hear.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiมีmiiสอบsɔ̀ɔpสะกดsà-gòtคำkamอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmว่าwâaคำkamนี้níiขึ้นต้นkʉ̂n-dtônด้วยdûuaiตัวdtuuaเอ็มem
Tomorrow we have a spelling test; don't forget this word starts with the letter M.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiผมpǒmเขียนkǐianสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákผิดpìtแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàเป็นbpenตัวdtuuaเอ็มemดันdanเขียนkǐianเป็นbpenเอ็นen
Yesterday I wrote the wrong symbol; instead of the letter M, I accidentally wrote N.
ในnaiการสะกดgaan-sà-gòtชื่อchʉ̂ʉแบรนด์brɛɛnนี้níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiตัวdtuuaเอ็มemตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตรงdtrongต้นdtônคำkamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiถูกtùukตามdtaamรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛp
To spell this brand name, we need to use a capital M at the beginning to follow the correct format.
2Proper nounA2
nickname/name: Em
a given name or nickname pronounced 'Em', often written in Thai as เอ็มเอ็มem1the letter M2nickname/name: Em
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เอ็มemเอ็มem1the letter M2nickname/name: Emเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is Em, my friend.
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Yesterday Em called me in the evening.
Tomorrow Em will take us to eat dessert at the new shop.
เอ็มemบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaชอบchɔ̂ɔpถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupแนวnɛɛoสตรีทsà-dtrìitเลยləəiชวนchuuanพวกเราpûuak-raoไปbpaiเดินdəənถ่ายtàaiในnaiย่านเก่าyâan-gào
Em said she likes street photography, so she invited us to go shoot in the old district.
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
em
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 | — | — |