แฮมชีส
hɛm-chíitMeanings
1NounA2
ham and cheese (as filling/flavor/menu item)
Ham and cheese; used as a filling, topping, or flavor, and often shorthand for a ham-and-cheese menu item (e.g., sandwich, toast, croissant, pastry, pizza).
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)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)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)แฮมชีสhɛm-chíitแฮมชีสhɛm-chíit1ham and cheese (as filling/flavor/menu item)2ham-and-cheese-flavored/with ham and cheese1อันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)
Aunty, I'll have one ham and cheese.
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For breakfast today, I want to eat a ham and cheese croissant.
Do you sell ham and cheese sandwiches at this coffee shop?
ถ้าtâaหิวๆhĭu hĭuตอนบ่ายdton bàaiผมpŏmมักจะmák jàสั่งsàngขนมปังปิ้งkà-nŏm bphang bpîngหน้าnâaแฮมชีสhaem chéetมาmaaกินรองท้องgin rong tóng
If I'm hungry in the afternoon, I usually order ham and cheese toast for a light meal.
2AdjectiveA2
ham-and-cheese-flavored/with ham and cheese
Describing a dish that is ham-and-cheese-flavored or contains ham and cheese (used attributively, e.g., ขนมปังรสแฮมชีส).
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แซนด์วิชแฮมชีสsɛɛn-wít-hɛm-chíitแซนด์วิชแฮมชีสsɛɛn-wít-hɛm-chíitham and cheese sandwich
This is ham-and-cheese-flavored bread.
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Do you like ham-and-cheese-flavored snacks?
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnซื้อsʉ́ʉพายpaaiแฮมชีสhɛm-chíitจากjàakร้านเบเกอรี่ráan-bee-gəə-rîiใกล้บ้านglâi-bâan
Yesterday, I bought ham-and-cheese-flavored bread from the bakery near my house.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaจะมีjà-miiรสrótให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakมากมายmâak-maaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiก็gɔ̂ยังyangนิยมní-yomขนมkà-nǒmรสแฮมชีสrót-hɛm-chíitกันganอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though there are many flavors to choose from, most people still prefer ham-and-cheese-flavored snacks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แฮมชีส said แฮ็ม-ชี้ด?
hɛm-chíit
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
hɛm
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แฮมชีสhɛm-chíitแฮมชีสhɛm-chíitham and cheese (as filling/flavor/menu item)ham and cheese (as filling/flavor/menu item)Word