◌ำ
Vowel
◌ำ
◌ำ
“am”
short
- Type
- vowel
- Sound
- am
- Correct answers
- —
Answers in practice
This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.
How it reads
- Shape
- ◌ำ
- Sound
- “am”, short
- Name
- sara am · สระอำ
- Example
- น้ำ nám — water
With this vowel the syllable counts as “live”, even though the vowel is short. What that means
How it looks in different fonts
In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.
◌ำ
classic
books
◌ำ
handwritten
by hand
◌ำ
modern
signs
Kai says
◌ำ packs a short a and a final m into one sign: ทำ, tam, do, จำ, jam, remember, ดำ, dam, black.