แจม
jɛɛmMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] join in (casually)
to participate casually in an ongoing activity, conversation, or performance
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forแจมjɛɛmแจมjɛɛm1[to] join in (casually)2[to] jam (play music informally)คุยด้วยkui-dûuaiคุยด้วยkui-dûuai[to] talk with [sb]ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can I join the conversation?
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănแวะไปwáe bpaiแล้วláeoเลยloieขอkŏrแจมjaemเล่นlênบอร์ดเกมbòt gemกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan
Yesterday I dropped by and casually joined my friends playing board games.
เห็นhěnทุกคนtúk-konกำลังgam-langคุยkuiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเที่ยวtîiaoอยู่yùuฉันchǎnขอkɔ̌ɔแจมjɛɛmเสนอไอเดียsà-nə̌ə-ai-diiaสักหน่อยsàk-nɔ̀iนะná
I see everyone talking about a trip; let me join in and suggest an idea.
2VerbB1
[to] jam (play music informally)
to play music together casually without strict planning
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultกีตาร์gee-dtaaกีตาร์gee-dtaaguitarไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแจมjaemแจมjaem1[to] join in (casually)2[to] jam (play music informally)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเล่นๆlên lênเล่นๆlên lên1casually; just for fun; not seriously2[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])
Tonight we're going to a friend's house; we'll bring a guitar to jam casually.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanพวกเราpûuak-raoนัดnátกันganที่tîiสตูดิโอsà-dtuu-dì-ooแล้วlɛ́ɛoแจมjɛɛmเพลงpleengกันganโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiซ้อมsɔ́ɔmมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
Yesterday we met at the studio and jammed songs without rehearsing beforehand.
หลังlăngงานngaanเลิกlêrkวงดนตรีwong don-dtreeชวนchuanเด็กๆdèk dèkขึ้นkêunเวทีway-teeมาmaaแจมjaemด้วยdûuayแบบbàepไม่ต้องmâi dtôngมีmeeโน้ตnóht
After the event, the band invited the kids on stage to jam without needing sheet music.
เขาkăoชอบchôpนัดnátเพื่อนpêuuanนักดนตรีnák don-dtreeไปbpaiคาเฟ่kaa-fêhยามค่ำyaam kâmแล้วláeoเปิดbpèrtคอร์ดkòtหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamให้hâiทุกคนtúk konสลับกันsà-làp ganโซโลsoh-lohแจมjaemกันganยาวyaaoจนjonร้านráanปิดbpìt
He likes to gather musician friends at a café at night, lay down loose chords for everyone to take turns soloing, and jam until the place closes.
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
jɛɛm
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 | — | — |