ทาบทาม
tâap-taamMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] approach [sb] informally
to approach someone informally to see if they are interested in a proposal, such as a job offer or a position; to sound out.
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทาบทามtâap-taamทาบทามtâap-taam[to] approach [sb] informallyเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Another company approached him about a job offer.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaได้dâaiทาบทามtâap-taamฉันchǎnให้hâiย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanที่tîiสาขาsǎa-kǎaต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
My boss sounded me out about moving to work at the provincial branch.
มีmiiคนkonมาmaaทาบทามtâap-taamให้hâiนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนkonนั้นnánไปbpaiแสดงsà-dɛɛngในnaiงานการกุศลngaan-gaan-gù-sǒn
Someone approached that singer to see if she would perform at a charity event.
พรรคการเมืองpák-gaan-mʉʉangกำลังgam-langทาบทามtâap-taamนักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangให้hâiลงสมัครlong-sà-màkรับเลือกráp-lʉ̂ʉakตั้งdtângในตำแหน่งnai-dtam-nɛ̀ngสำคัญsǎm-kan
The political party is sounding out a famous businessman to run for an important elected position.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
tâap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |