ถนัดทำ
tà-nàt-tamMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be good at doing [sth]
To be skilled or adept at doing something; to find it easy or natural to do.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineถนัดทำtà-nàt-tamถนัดทำtà-nàt-tam[to] be good at doing [sth]ขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taiขนมไทยkà-nǒm-taitraditional Thai sweetsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My mom is very skilled at making Thai desserts.
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ผมpǒmไม่mâiถนัดทำtà-nàt-tamอาหารคาวaa-hǎan-kaaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaเป็นbpenของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanล่ะก็lâ-gɔ̂พอทำได้pɔɔ-tam-dâaiอยู่yùu
I'm not adept at cooking savory food, but when it comes to desserts, I can manage.
เขาkăoถนัดtà-nàtทำเรื่องtam rêuuangซ่อมsômคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrมากmâakใครๆkrai kraiในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítก็เลยgôr loeiมาmaaขอให้kŏr hâiช่วยchûuaiตลอดdtà-lòt
He is very skilled at fixing computers, so everyone in the office always asks for his help.
เธอtəəคนkonนั้นnánถนัดทำtà-nàt-tamการเจรจาต่อรองgaan-jee-rá-jaa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นเหตุbpen-hèetผลpǒnที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəได้dâaiเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng
That woman is adept at handling complex negotiations, which is the reason she got promoted.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ถนัดทำ said ถะ-หนัด-ทัม?
tà-nàt-tam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ถนัดtà-nàtถนัดtà-nàt1dominant (hand/side)2skilled; proficient; adept3[to] be comfortable with; prefer usingdominant (hand/side)Part 1
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ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 2
ถนัดทำtà-nàt-tamถนัดทำtà-nàt-tam[to] be good at doing [sth][to] be good at doing [sth]Word