Bound to in Thai

“Bound to” in Thai is ย่อมyâwm.

ย่อม yâwm

naturally, is bound to (formal) adverb written

yâwm falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

ย่อมyâwm before a verb says something follows naturally, as anyone would expect. It's common in writing, speeches, laws and sayings.

In conversation Thais use ก็gâw, "then, naturally", or แน่นอนnâe-nawn, of course: ฝนตกหนักรถก็ติดfǒn dtòk nàk rót gâw dtìt, heavy rain, so of course there's traffic.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

yom
yorm

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ความ kwaam Kwaam (prefix)
-ness (turns a verb or adjective into a noun)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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