ใบดำ
bai-damMeaning
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black card indicating exemption in the draft lottery
A black card drawn in Thailand's military conscription lottery, indicating that the person is not selected for military service in that lottery.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingจับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ใบดำbai-damใบดำbai-damblack card indicating exemption in the draft lotteryตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)เกณฑ์ทหารgeen-tá-hǎanเกณฑ์ทหารgeen-tá-hǎan1military conscription; the draft (lottery)2[to] conscript [sb]; [to] undergo the draftแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดีใจdii-jaiดีใจdii-jaiglad; happyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My older brother drew a black card in the military conscription lottery, so Mom was very happy.
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พอpɔɔจับได้jàp-dâaiใบดำbai-damเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂โล่งใจlôong-jaiที่tîiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไปbpaiเป็นbpenทหารtá-hǎan
When he drew a black card, he was relieved that he wouldn't have to serve in the military.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจับสลากjàp-sà-làakเขาkǎoกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngหยุดเรียนyùt-riianแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔจับได้jàp-dâaiใบดำbai-damก็gɔ̂กลับไปglàp-bpaiเรียนต่อriian-dtɔ̀ɔได้dâaiตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtì
Before the lottery, he worried that he would have to interrupt his studies, but after drawing a black card, he was able to continue studying as usual.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiจับได้jàp-dâaiใบดำbai-damจะjàไม่mâiถูกtùukเลือกlʉ̂ʉakให้hâiเข้าkâoรับราชการráp-râat-chá-gaanทหารtá-hǎanในnaiการจับสลากgaan-jàp-sà-làakครั้งkrángนั้นnánต่างจากdtàang-jàakผู้ที่pûu-tîiจับได้jàp-dâaiใบแดงbai-dɛɛng
Those who draw a black card are not selected for military service in that lottery, unlike those who draw a red card.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ใบดำ said ใบ-ดัม?
bai-dam
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
ใบดำbai-damใบดำbai-damblack card indicating exemption in the draft lotteryblack card indicating exemption in the draft lotteryWord