แช่ม
chɛ̂ɛmMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
bright; cheerful; pleasant (literary)
(Of a person's face or expression) bright, cheerful, and pleasant. (Often used in the phrase 'หน้าตาแช่มชื่น')
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindหน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationแช่มชื่นchâem chêunแช่มชื่นchâem chêuncheerful; happy; refreshedเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sètเป็นพิเศษbpen pí-sèt1especially; particularly2specially; as an exceptionสงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into being
Grandma looks especially cheerful today; I guess something good must have happened.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเจอหน้าjəə-nâaลูกlûukเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยิ้มyímออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างyàangแช่มชื่นchɛ̂ɛm-chʉ̂ʉnลืมlʉʉmความเหนื่อยkwaam-nʉ̀ʉaiไปเลยbpai-ləəi
Even after a long day of hard work, upon seeing his child's face, he smiled cheerfully, forgetting all his fatigue.
ใบหน้าbai-nâaที่tîiเคยkəəiหมองเศร้าmɔ̌ɔng-sâoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəกลับglàpดูduuแช่มชื่นchɛ̂ɛm-chʉ̂ʉnขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวดีkàao-diiจากjàakทางบ้านtaang-bâan
Her once sullen face immediately brightened and became cheerful upon hearing the good news from home.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiฝึกจิตfʉ̀k-jìtเจริญเมตตาjà-rəən-mêet-dtaaเป็นนิจbpen-nítจะมีjà-miiใบหน้าbai-nâaผ่องใสpɔ̀ng-sǎiแช่มชื่นchɛ̂ɛm-chʉ̂ʉnเป็นที่bpen-tîiน่าเลื่อมใสnâa-lʉ̂ʉam-sǎiแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้ที่pûu-tîiได้dâaiพบเห็นpóp-hěn
Those who regularly practice loving-kindness meditation will have a bright and pleasant face, inspiring respect from those who see them.
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
chɛ̂ɛm
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 | — | — |