thai-language.comInternet resource
for the Thai language
Lookup:

» more options here
F.A.Q.Check out the list of frequently asked questions for a quick answer to your inquiry!
•  e-mail the author
•  control panel
•  go to guestbook
•  guestbook archive
•  site news
•  site kudos
Browse
¡¢£¤¥
¦§¨©ª
«¬­®¯
°±²³´
µ·¸¹
º»¼½¾
¿ÀÁÂÃ
ÄÅÇÈÉ
ÊËÌÍÎ
Thanks for your
recent donations!

Jun 2, 2008:
Very many thanks to a
generous benefactor
for a major donation
Dennis F. $10
Anderson K. H. $10
John Karl L. $50
Gavin K. $30
Sirintip M. $10
Narisa N. $10
Anderson H. $10
David B. $10
William S. $10
Otto Y. $2
Philippe B. $30
Edna T. $10
William O. $70!
Dinh T. $10
E. Paulson $15
Daryl L. $5
Jeffrey W. $25
Simon W. $10
Norman H. $5
Get e-mail
Sign-up to join our mailing list. You'll receive email notification when this site is updated. Your privacy is guaranteed; this list is not sold, shared, or used for any other purpose. Click here for more information.

To unsubscribe, click here

Search Now:
In Association with Amazon.com
WelcomeLessonsDictionaryCategoriesReferenceMessage BoardsLinks and Frequently Asked QuestionsOnline Store

¹Ó  nahmM
contents of this page
1.¹ÓnahmMto lead or precede
2.¹ÓnahmMto conduct
3.¹ÓnahmMto bring or convey
4.¡ÒùÓgaanM nahmM[activity] bringing
5.¹ÓnahmMleading
6.¡ÒùÓgaanM nahmMthe lead

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¹Ó
IPAnɑm
Royal Thai General Systemnam

similar
sounding
¹éÓ
1. common Thai word   [verb]
definition
to lead or precede

examples᡹¹ÓgaaenM nahmMleadership core; leaders
¤Óá¹Ð¹Óá¡ÁºÑ§¤ÑºkhahmM naeH nahmM gaaemM bangM khapHa suggestion tinged with pressure; guidance with a hint of coercion
¤ÙèÁ×͹Óà·ÕèÂÇkhuuF meuuM nahmM thiaaoFguidebook
ªÑé¹¹ÓchanH nahmMhead; leading
ªÔ§¸§¹ÓchingM thohngM nahmMto struggle for leadership
ªÕé¹ÓcheeH nahmMto direct the way
¸§¹ÓthohngM nahmMstandard or banner (referring to a flag) (lit.)
¸§¹ÓthohngM nahmMthe primary issue (fig.)
¹Ó·Ò§nahmM thaangMto guide; direct;show the way
¹Óà·ÕèÂÇnahmM thiaaoFto guide (a tour)
¹Óä»nahmM bpaiMto lead to
¹Óä»ÊÙènahmM bpaiM suuLto land; bring about to; go to be
¹ÓÃèͧnahmM raawngFto pilot or to navigate
¹ÓÊè§nahmM sohngLdeliver; deliver to
¹Ó˹éÒnahmM naaFto head
¹ÓÍÍ¡áÊ´§nahmM aawkL saL daaengMdisplay
á¹Ð¹ÓnaeH nahmM[of a person] to introduce
á¹Ð¹ÓnaeH nahmM[of an idea] to introduce; to suggest; to advise; to direct; to guide
º·¹ÓbohtL nahmMthe lead story; prologue; introduction
¼Ùé¨Ñ´¡ÒúÃÔ¡ÒùÓà·ÕèÂÇ
phuuF jatL gaanM bawL riH gaanM nahmM thiaaoF
tour operator
¼Ùé¹ÓphuuF nahmMperson who is a leader
¼ÙéáÊ´§¹Ó½èÒªÒÂphuuF saL daaengM nahmM faayL chaayMactor
¼ÙéáÊ´§¹Ó½èÒÂË­Ô§phuuF saL daaengM nahmM faayL yingRactress
ÃÒ¡ÒùÓà·ÕèÂÇraayM gaanM nahmM thiaaoFtour
ÊÇÂÅéÓ¹ÓÊÁÑÂsuayR lahmH nahmM saL maiRsnazzy; chic
sample
sentences
¡ÅØèÁµèÒ§ æ µéͧÊÐÊÁ¡ÓÅѧ㹾ÃäàÍÒäÇéãËéÁÒ¡·ÕèÊØ´ à¾×èÍ¡ØÁ¡ÒêÕé¹Ó Íѹà»ç¹ÊÔ觨Óà»ç¹ÍÂèÒ§ÂÔè§ÂÇ´·Ò§¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧ
gloomL dtaangL dtaangL dtaawngF saL sohmR gahmM langM naiM phakH aoM waiH haiF maakF theeF sootL pheuuaF goomM gaanM cheeH nahmM anM bpenM singL jahmM bpenM yaangL yingF yuaatF thaangM gaanM meuuangM
"The various factions need to gather as many of their forces within the political party (as they can) in order to control the leadership (of the party). This is an immensely necessary step in politics."
᡹¹Ó¾ÃäÂѧÁÕ¤ÇÒÁËÇѧàËÅ×ÍÍÂÙèàÅç¡ æ ÇèÒ¢é͵èÍÊÙé´Ñ§¡ÅèÒǨЪèÇÂãËéÃÍ´¾é¹¨Ò¡¤ÓµÑ´ÊÔ¹ÂØº¾Ãää´é
gaaenM nahmM phakH yangM meeM khwaamM wangR leuuaR yuuL lekH lekH waaF khaawF dtaawL suuF dangM glaaoL jaL chuayF haiF raawtF phohnH jaakL khahmM dtatL sinR yoopH phakH daiF
"The party leadership still has a tiny hope that these arguments will help free them from a decision to dissolve their party."
¢Íà¾Õ§ÍÂèÒä´é¡ÃзÓÊÔè§ã´·Õè¢Ñ´µèÍ¡®ËÁÒ à¾ÃÒÐäÁèãËéà»ç¹ª¹Ç¹¹Óä»ÊÙèÇԡĵ¡Òóì
khaawR phiiangM yaaL daiF graL thahmM singL daiM theeF khatL dtaawL gohtL maayR phrawH maiF haiF bpenM chaH nuaanM nahmM bpaiM suuL wiH gritL gaan[n]M
"Just don't do anything that will break the law because [you should do nothing] which would cause a crisis."
¤¹ÍàÁÃԡѹ¹ÕèºÃÔâÀ¤¡Ñ¹ÊØ´àËÇÕ觨ÃÔ§ æ áÅйÓàÍÒÇѲ¹¸ÃÃÁ¡ÒáԹ´Õà¢éÒä»à¼Âá¾Ãèã¹»ÃÐà·ÈµèÒ§ æ
khohnM aL maehM riH ganM neeF bawL riH phohkF ganM sootL wiiangL jingM jingM laeH nahmM aoM watH thaH naH thamM gaanM ginM deeM khaoF bpaiM pheeuyR phraaeF naiM bpraL thaehtF dtaangL dtaangL
"Americans consume really excessive amounts (of food) and spread this culture of eating well to various countries (around the world)."
¤Ó¹ÒÁáÅФӡÃÔÂÒ·Õè¹ÓÁÒãªéà»ç¹¤ÓÇÔàÈɳì â´ÂÁÒ¡à»ç¹ÅѡɳÇÔàÈɳì áÅФÓÇÔàÈɳìã´ æ ·Õè¨Ñ´à¢éÒ㹤ÓÇÔàÈɳ쪹ԴÍ×è¹ æ äÁèä´é µéͧ¹ÑºÇèÒà»ç¹ÅѡɳÇÔàÈɳì·Ñé§ÊÔé¹
khahmM naamM laeH khahmM gaL riH yaaM theeF nahmM maaM chaiH bpenM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L dooyM maakF bpenM lakH saL naL wiH saeht[n]L laeH khahmM wiH saeht[n]L daiM daiM theeF jatL khaoF naiM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L chaH nitH euunL euunL maiF daiF dtaawngF napH waaF bpenM lakH saL naL wiH saeht[n]L thangH sinF
Nouns and verbs which are used as modifiers are usually “characteristic modifiers” and any modifier which cannot be otherwise be classified will be considered to be a “characteristic modifier.”
à¹×éÍËÒ¤ÇÒÁÍÃèÍÂÍÂÙè·ÕèÃʸÃÃÁªÒµÔÍѹËÅÒ¡ËÅÒ¢ͧÇÑÊ´Ø·Õè¹ÓÁÒ»ÃØ§ÍÒËÒÃ
neuuaH haaR khwaamM aL raawyL yuuL theeF rohtH thamM maH chaatF anM laakL laayR khaawngR watH saL dooL theeF nahmM maaM bproongM aaM haanR
The essence of the delicious flavors lies in many kinds of natural flavors of the various ingredients which are used in preparing (Chinese) food.
ã¹àÁ×èͤÇÒÁ¾ÂÒÂÒÁ㹡ÒÃÂØº¾Ãää·ÂÃÑ¡ä·Â¡çäÁèàºç´àÊÃç¨à´ç´¢Ò´ áÅéÇà˵Øã´¡ÒÃÂØº¾Ãä¾Åѧ»ÃЪҪ¹¨Ð¹Óä»ÊÙè¤ÇÒÁàºç´àÊÃç¨à´ç´¢Ò´ä´éàÅèÒ
naiM meuuaF khwaamM phaH yaaM yaamM naiM gaanM yoopH phakH thaiM rakH thaiM gawF maiF betL setL detL khaatL laaeoH haehtL daiM gaanM yoopH phakH phaH langM bpraL chaaM chohnM jaL nahmM bpaiM suuL khwaamM betL setL detL khaatL daiF laoF
"If the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai party did not finally (eliminate it), what makes you think that the dissolution of the People's Power Party will be any more final?"
¼Ùé¹Ó¾ÃäµéͧÊÒÁÒö¤Çº¤ØÁãËé·Ø¡¤¹ÍÂÙè㹤ÇÒÁÊÒÁѤ¤Õ Ãéͧà¾Å§¤ÕÂìà´ÕÂǡѹãËéä´é
phuuF nahmM phakH dtaawngF saaR maatF khuaapF khoomM haiF thookH khohnM yuuL naiM khwaamM saaR makH kheeM raawngH phlaehngM khee[y]M diaaoM ganM haiF daiF
"The party leadership must be able to control their members to achieve unity and to have all members sing in the same key."
à¼ÒàËÅç¡ãËéá´§©Ò¹¡è͹¹ÓÁÒµÕº¹·Ñè§àËÅç¡´éǤé͹ø»Í¹´ì
phaoR lekL haiF daaengM chaanR gaawnL nahmM maaM dteeM bohnM thangF lekL duayF khaawnH bpaaetL bpaawn[d]M
(The blade smith) would heat the metal until it was bright red prior to it being taken to the metal anvil for beating with an eight pound hammer;
¾×é¹·Õèà¡ÉµÃ¡ÃÃÁ¶Ù¡¹ÓÁҨѴÊÃà áÅЫ×éÍ¢ÒÂà»ÅÕè¹Á×͡ѹà¾×èÍà¡ç§¡ÓäÃ
pheuunH theeF gaL saeht[r]L gamM thuukL nahmM maaM jatL sanR laeH seuuH khaayR bpliianL meuuM ganM pheuuaF gengM gahmM raiM
"Agricultural lands have come to be dealt and traded, bought and sold for speculative purposes."
à¾ÃÒÐÃÊÅÐàÁÕ´ÅÐäÁ¢Í§ÍÒËÒèչ¹Ñé¹ÍÂÙè·ÕèÃʸÃÃÁªÒµÔ¢Í§ÇÑÊ´Ø·Õè¹ÓÁÒ»ÃØ§
phrawH rohtH laH miiatF laH maiM khaawngR aaM haanR jeenM nanH yuuL theeF rohtH thamM maH chaatF khaawngR watH saL dooL theeF nahmM maaM bproongM
because the mild taste of Chinese food arises from the natural flavors of the ingredients that are added.
ä¿ã¹ÍÂèÒ¹ÓÍ͡俹͡ÍÂèÒ¹Óà¢éÒ
faiM naiM yaaL nahmM aawkL faiM naawkF yaaL nahmM khaoF
"Don’t wash your dirty linen in public."
ÀÒÃТͧ¡ÒÃà»ç¹¼Ùé¹Ó¢Í§Êѧ¤Á¾ÁèÒ㹪èǧ¹Ñé¹ ¡çµ¡ÍÂÙè¡ÑºÊ¶ÒºÑ¹ÈÒʹÒáÅоÃÐʧ¦ìä»â´Â»ÃÔÂÒÂ
phaaM raH khaawngR gaanM bpenM phuuF nahmM khaawngR sangR khohmM phaH maaF naiM chuaangF nanH gawF dtohkL yuuL gapL saL thaaR banM saatL saL naaR laeH phraH sohng[k]R bpaiM dooyM bpaL riH yaayM
"The burden of leadership of Burmese society at that time fell to religious institutions and, by implication, the monks."
äÁèÇèÒÍÐäâͧÇÑÇ ¹Ñº¨Ò¡¹Á áç§Ò¹«Ò¡ 仨¹¶Ö§áÁéáµè¢Õé¢Í§Áѹ ¡çÅéǹ¹ÓÁÒãªé»ÃÐ⪹ìä´éËÁ´
maiF waaF aL raiM khaawngR wuaaM napH jaakL nohmM raaengM ngaanM saakF bpaiM johnM theungR maaeH dtaaeL kheeF khaawngR manM gawF luaanH nahmM maaM chaiH bpraL yoht[n]L daiF mohtL
Many products from the cow including its milk, its labor, its carcass, and even its excrement can all be brought to good use.
2.   [verb]
definition
to conduct

examplesµÑǹÓdtuaaM nahmMconductor (person); leader (person); chief (person)
ÊÒõÑǹÓÂÔè§ÂÇ´saanR dtuaaM nahmM yingF yuaatFsuperconductor
3.   [verb]
definition
to bring or convey

related wordÊè§ sohngLto conduct (heat)
examplesà¤àºÔéÅãÂá¡éǹÓáʧkhaehM beernF yaiM gaaeoF nahmM saaengRThe Fiber Optic Cable (for cable TV networks in Thailand)
¨Ó¹ÓjahmM nahmMto pawn an item; to pledge an item as collateral in a loan
¹Óà¢éÒnahmM khaoF[of merchandises] to import; imported; to bring in; to convey an item into a place
¹ÓÁÒnahmM maaMto bring
¹ÓÊÔ¹¤éÒà¢éÒnahmM sinR khaaH khaoFto import merchandises
¹ÓÊ׺nahmM seuupLto call a witness to testify
¹ÓàʹÍnahmM saL nuuhrRto present; submit; offer; propose
sample
sentences
¡Ò÷ٵÊÒÁÒö¹ÓÊѹµÔÀÒ¾ÁÒÊÙè»ÃÐà·È
gaanM thuutF saaR maatF nahmM sanR dtiL phaapF maaM suuL bpraL thaehtF
"Diplomacy is capable of bringing peace to a country."
à¢ÒÁÕ»ÃÐʺ¡Òóì¨Ò¡­ÒµÔ·ÕèàÁ×ͧ¨Õ¹ ¨Ö§¹ÓÁÒ»ÃÐÂØ¡µì Êèǹ˹Öè§ä´é»ÅÙ¡¾×ªÊÁعä¾Ããµéµé¹¼ÅäÁé ªèÇ¢ѺäÅèáÁŧä´éÍÂèÒ§´Õ
khaoR meeM bpraL sohpL gaan[n]M jaakL yaatF theeF meuuangM jeenM jeungM nahmM maaM bpraL yook[d]H suaanL neungL daiF bpluukL pheuutF saL moonR phraiM dtaiF dtohnF phohnR laH maaiH chuayF khapL laiF maH laaengM daiF yaangL deeM
"He has experience from his relatives in China which he adapted; one (of these adaptations) was to plant medicinal herbs around his fruit trees which work very well to ward off insects."
ã¹àº×éͧµé¹à¨éÒ˹éÒ·ÕèÊѹ¹ÔɰҹÇèÒ¤¹ÃéÒÂàÅç´ÅÍ´ ÅÑ¡Åͺ¹ÓÃÐàºÔ´ÁÒÇÒ§äÇé¢éÒ§»Ãе٪èǧ»ÅÍ´¤¹
naiM beuuangF dtohnF jaoF naaF theeF sanR nitH thaanR waaF khohnM raayH letH laawtF lakH laawpF nahmM raH beertL maaM waangM waiH khaangF bpraL dtuuM chuaangF bplaawtL khohnM
"Initially, the authorities theorized that the terrorists infiltrated and smuggled in bombs and placed them near the entrance when no one was around."
ÁÕ˹͹ºè͹äÊé áͺ¹ÓÊӹǹä»à»Ô´à¼ÂãËé¼Ùé¶Ù¡¡ÅèÒÇËÒÃѺÃÙé¡è͹
meeM naawnR baawnL saiF aaepL nahmM sahmR nuaanM bpaiM bpeertL pheeuyR haiF phuuF thuukL glaaoL haaR rapH ruuH gaawnL
"We have a double agent who stealthily provides case files and reveals (such information) to the accused persons."
ÂÒ§à¡èÒ¹Ñé¹àÃÒÊÒÁÒö¹Ó¡ÅѺ仼ÅÔµà»ç¹¼ÅÔµÀѳ±ìãËÁèä´é
yaangM gaoL nanH raoM saaR maatF nahmM glapL bpaiM phaL litH bpenM phaL litH dtaL phan[t]M maiL daiF
"The used rubber can be recycled into a new product."
ÃѰÊÀÒ¹ÓÃèÒ§ÃѰ¸ÃÃÁ¹Ù­¢Öé¹·ÙÅà¡ÅéÒ·ÙÅ¡ÃÐËÁèÍÁ¶ÇÒÂà¾×èͷçŧ¾ÃлÃÁÒÀÔä¸Â
ratH saL phaaM nahmM raangF ratH thamM maH nuunM kheunF thuunM glaoF thuunM graL maawmL thaL waayR pheuuaF sohngM lohngM phraH bpaawnM maaM phiH thaiM
"The legislature presented the draft of the constitution to his Majesty the King for His signature."
˹éÒ˹ѧÊ×;ÔÁ¾ìàͧ¡ç¹Óàʹ͢èÒÇÊÒáÒÃàÅ×Í¡µÑé§ à»Ô´ÇÔ·ÂØ¡çä´éÂÔ¹à»Ô´·ÕÇÕ¡çä´éàËç¹
naaF nangR seuuR phim[p]M aehngM gawF nahmM saL nuuhrR khaaoL saanR gaanM leuuakF dtangF bpeertL witH thaH yooH gawF daiF yinM bpeertL theeM weeM gawF daiF henR
"The front pages of the newspapers inform us regarding the elections; we hear (election news) on the radio and we see (election results) on the T.V."
4. ¡ÒÃ¹Ó  gaanM nahmM  [noun]
definition
[activity] bringing

sample
sentence
¡ÒùÓàÍÒÅÒ´¹µÃÕ¾×鹺éÒ¹ ÁÒãÊèà¹×éÍãËÁèÁÒ¢ÒÂãËÁè ¤ÇÃÅÐÍÒÂ㨴éÇ à¾ÃÒÐà»ç¹¡ÒââÁ¤ÇÒÁ¤Ô´¢Í§¼ÙéÍ×è¹
gaanM nahmM aoM laayM dohnM dtreeM pheuunH baanF maaM saiL neuuaH maiL maaM khaayR maiL khuaanM laH aayM jaiM duayF phrawH bpenM gaanM khaL mooyM khwaamM khitH khaawngR phuuF euunL
"People should be ashamed of taking lines of traditional music, adding new material, and selling it as new music because it is stealing the ideas of other people."
5.   [adjective]
definition
leading

examples¤Ó¡ÅèÒǹÓkhahmM glaaoL nahmMa formal spoken introduction
¤Ó¹ÓkhahmM nahmM(of a book) preface; foreword
´ÒÃÒ¹ÓdaaM raaM nahmMleading actor
ËÍ ¹ÓhaawR nahmMin Thai grammar, the name of the special function of the consonant Ë in which it causes a subsequent low-class, sonorant consonant (§, ³, ­, ¹, Á, Â, Ã, Å, or Ç) to determine its tone as if it were a high-class consonant. In this way, the syllable can obtain—depending on the vowel, final consonant type, and tone mark—a low, rising, or falling tone.
ÍÍ ¹ÓaawM nahmM[Thai grammar] a leading silent 'Í,' as in the following four words: ÍÂÙè , ÍÂèÒ , ÍÂèÒ§ , and ÍÂÒ¡ 
ÍÑ¡ÉùÓakL saawnR nahmM[Thai linguistics] the leading consonant of an initial-consonant cluster (double consonant), such as silent 'Ë' (ËÍ ¹Ó) in the word á˹, silent 'Í' (ÍÍ ¹Ó) in the word ÍÂÙè , or the leading mid- or high-class consonant in words that follow the irregular tone rule described here
6. ¡ÒÃ¹Ó  gaanM nahmM  [noun]
definition
the lead


click here to submit a correction, drawing, image, audio recording, or comment for this page

click here to e-mail this page to a friend

page cached 7/5/2008 5:05:51 AM   online source for this page


Copyright © 2008 thai-language.com. Portions copyright © by original authors, rights reserved, used by permission; Portions 17 USC §107.