อำ

sara am · short vowel · vowel 16 of 19

อำ

Short 'am' - always has nasal ending

How it is written

The อ above is a placeholder for whichever consonant the vowel attaches to - it is not part of the vowel. This one sits on, under or after its consonant.

Vowel length changes the tone. A short vowel makes an open syllable dead, and live or dead is one of the three things that decide a syllable's tone. See the rules, or let the tone checker do it.

Words that use it

ทำ

tham

to do

ลำ

lam

Northern for 'delicious' (standard อร่อย)

ดำ

dam

Black

น้ำ

nam

Water

ทำบุญ

tham bun

To make merit

สำคัญ

sam khan

Important

มัดจำ

mat cham

Deposit

สำเภา

sǎm-phao

Chinese sailing ship

หิวน้ำ

hio nam

Thirsty

อาบน้ำ

aap-naam

To shower / bathe

สาดน้ำ

sat nam

To splash water

แม่น้ำ

mae nam

River

Pulled from the course vocabulary by matching the written form, so the odd near-miss can slip in.

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