แอ้ม
ɛ̂ɛmMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] eat; get to eat (colloq.)
To eat or get to eat something; often used in negative expressions meaning not getting any.
Examples
น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)อ้าปากâa bpàakอ้าปากâa bpàak[to] open one's mouthกว้างๆgwâang gwâangกว้างๆgwâang gwâang1broadly; generally; in general terms2quite wide; rather broadแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แอ้มâemแอ้มâem1[to] eat; get to eat (colloq.)2[to] get; obtain; get one's hands on [sth] (colloq.)3[to] have sex with [sb]; [to] scoreข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceโตๆdoh dtohโตๆdoh dtoh1big; large; sizable2grown-up; olderเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Open your mouth wide and take a big bite of rice, sweetie.
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พอpɔɔคุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛป้อนbpɔ̂ɔnแอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂nบดbòtให้hâiน้องnɔ́ɔngก็gɔ̂รีบrîipอ้าปากâa-bpàakแอ้มɛ̂ɛmทันทีtan-tii
When Mom fed the baby mashed apples, he quickly opened his mouth to take a bite.
เวลาwee-laaป้อนbpɔ̂ɔnข้าวkâaoเด็กdèkที่tîiกินยากgin-yâakเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngหลอกล่อlɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̂ɔให้hâiเขาkǎoอ้าปากâa-bpàakแอ้มɛ̂ɛmทีละtii-láคำkam
When feeding a picky child, you have to trick them into opening their mouth to take a bite one mouthful at a time.
คุณยายkun-yaaiยื่นyʉ̂ʉnขนมkà-nǒmให้hâiหลานlǎanตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔiพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรีบrîipแอ้มɛ̂ɛmก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiมดmótจะjàมาmaaตอมdtɔɔm
Grandma handed a snack to her little grandchild, telling him to quickly take a bite before the ants came.
2VerbB2
[to] get; obtain; get one's hands on [sth] (colloq.)
To obtain something desired or get to enjoy it, often used negatively to mean not getting any or having no chance.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballโบนัสboo-nátโบนัสboo-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedอดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from foodแอ้มɛ̂ɛmแอ้มɛ̂ɛm1[to] eat; get to eat (colloq.)2[to] get; obtain; get one's hands on [sth] (colloq.)3[to] have sex with [sb]; [to] scoreกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
The company isn't paying bonuses this year, so none of the employees will get any.
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ฉันchǎnร่วมrûuamชิงโชคching-chôokตั้งdtângหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiแอ้มɛ̂ɛmรางวัลraang-wanเลยləəi
I've entered prize draws so many times, but I still haven't managed to win anything.
เขาkǎoหวังwǎngจะได้jà-dâaiเงินมรดกngən-mɔɔ-rá-dòkก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtooแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเปิดbpə̀ətพินัยกรรมpí-nai-gamกลับglàpไม่มีmâi-miiชื่อchʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoเลยləəiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแอ้มɛ̂ɛmสักsàkบาทbàat
He expected a huge inheritance, but when the will was read, his name wasn't in it, so he didn't get a single baht.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiสนิทsà-nìtกับgàpหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiถ้าtâaผลงานpǒn-ngaanไม่mâiถึงเกณฑ์tʉ̌ng-geenก็gɔ̂อย่าyàaหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiแอ้มɛ̂ɛmโบนัสพิเศษboo-nát-pí-sèet
No matter how close you are to the boss, don't expect to get that special bonus if your performance doesn't meet the standard.
3VerbC1
[to] have sex with [sb]; [to] score
to have sexual intercourse with someone; to score sexually (slang)
Examples
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ตามจีบdtaam-jìipตามจีบdtaam-jìip[to] court; [to] pursue [sb] romanticallyเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet possible; not yet permittedแอ้มɛ̂ɛmแอ้มɛ̂ɛm1[to] eat; get to eat (colloq.)2[to] get; obtain; get one's hands on [sth] (colloq.)3[to] have sex with [sb]; [to] scoreสักทีsàk-tiiสักทีsàk-tii1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)
That guy has been hitting on her for a year, but he still hasn't scored yet.
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พวกpûuakผู้ชายpûu-chaaiเจ้าชู้jâo-chúuมักจะmák-jàคุยโวkui-wooในnaiวงเหล้าwong-lâoว่าwâaไปbpaiแอ้มɛ̂ɛmสาวsǎaoคนไหนkon-nǎiมาmaaบ้างbâang
Playboys often brag in drinking circles about which girls they've slept with.
คาสโนว่าkaa-sà-noo-wâaตัวพ่อdtuua pôrอย่างyàangเขาkăoวางแผนwaang păenตีสนิทdtee sà-nìtหญิงสาวyĭng săaoเพียงpiiangเพื่อpêuuaหวังwăngจะjàแอ้มâemเธอterแล้วก็láeo gâwทิ้งtíngไปbpai
A massive Casanova like him plots to get close to young women, only hoping to score and then dump them.
เธอtəəรู้ทันrúu-tanเล่ห์เหลี่ยมlêe-lìiamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจึงjʉngประกาศกร้าวbprà-gàat-grâaoว่าwâaชาติchâatนี้níiอย่าyàaหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiแอ้มɛ̂ɛmเธอtəəเลยləəi
She saw right through his tricks and fiercely declared that in this lifetime, he shouldn't even hope to get into her pants.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
ɛ̂ɛm
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 | — | — |