แอ้มๆ
âem-âemMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] eat (baby talk)
to eat (used affectionately when speaking to babies or small children)
Examples
หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ใช่ไหมchâi măiใช่ไหมchâi măi[Q] right?; isn't it?; correct?ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแอ้มๆâem-âemแอ้มๆâem-âem[to] eat (baby talk)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Are you hungry, baby? Come on, eat.
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Open your mouth wide, good girl. Let's eat some rice.
Eat some mashed banana, baby, so you can grow up fast.
คุณแม่kun mâeทำtamซุปsúpฟักทองfák tongมาmaaให้hâiแล้วláeoแอ้มๆâem-âemให้หมดhâi mòtเลยloieนะnáคนkonเก่งgèngเดี๋ยวdĭiaoแม่mâeพาpaaไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lên
Mommy made pumpkin soup for you. Eat it all up, good kid, and Mommy will take you out for a walk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แอ้มๆ said แอ้ม-แอ้ม?
âem-âem
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
âem
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 | — | — |