แกล้ม
glɛ̂ɛmMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] eat [sth] with [sth] as a side/chaser
To eat one food together with another as an accompaniment, often to enhance flavor or to go with alcohol.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบแกล้มchôp glâemชอบแกล้มchôp glâem[to] like to eat side dishes/snacks with drinksข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao nĭiaosticky rice; glutinous riceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladเผ็ดๆpèt pètเผ็ดๆpèt pèt1spicy; nice and spicy2spicy; with some heat3fierce/sexy (style; slang)
He likes to eat sticky rice together with spicy papaya salad.
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เวลาwee-laaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเบียร์biiaเราraoมักmákแกล้มglɛ̂ɛmด้วยdûuaiไก่ทอดgài-tɔ̂ɔtหรือrʉ̌ʉถั่วลิสงtùua-lí-sǒngคั่วkûua
When friends drink beer, we usually accompany it with fried chicken or roasted peanuts.
ฉันchǎnชอบแกล้มchɔ̂ɔp-glɛ̂ɛmผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiเปรี้ยวbprîiaoกับgàpปลาbplaaย่างyâangเพราะprɔ́รสrótตัดกันdtàt-ganทำให้tam-hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iขึ้นkʉ̂n
I like to eat sour fruit together with grilled fish because the contrasting flavors make it tastier.
เชฟchépเสนอsà-nĕrให้hâiแกล้มglâemชีสเค็มchéet kemนิดๆnít nítกับgàpไวน์ขาวwaai kăaoเพื่อpêuuaเน้นnénกลิ่นglìnผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiและláeความสดkwaam sòtของkŏngไวน์wai
The chef suggests pairing slightly salty cheese with white wine to highlight the wine’s fruity notes and freshness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glɛ̂ɛm
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleto fall; topplePart 2
แกล้มglɛ̂ɛmแกล้มglɛ̂ɛm[to] eat [sth] with [sth] as a side/chaser[to] eat [sth] with [sth] as a side/chaserWord