ทำ(tam)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] do; make

to perform an action or create/produce something

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
I do homework every day.
2VerbA2

[to] act; behave

to behave or conduct oneself in a certain way

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวางตัวwaang dtuuaวางตัวwaang dtuua1[to] conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] position; nominate/appoint (to a role)3[to] maintain neutrality/poiseสุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1gentle; mild (manner/speech)2formal; refined (register)3polite; courteousกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
He behaves politely toward everyone.
3VerbA2

[to] cook; prepare food

to prepare or cook food or a dish

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveข้าวผัดkâao pàtข้าวผัดkâao pàtfried rice
Today Mom is making fried rice.
4VerbA2

[to] work; be employed

to do a job or be engaged in employment or a task

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงงานrohng ngaanโรงงานrohng ngaanfactory; plant
Dad works at a factory.
5VerbB1

[to] cause; make

to cause something to happen or make someone/something become a certain way

Examples

ข่าวดีkàao deeข่าวดีkàao deegood newsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smile
This good news makes everyone smile.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เฮ็ดhétเฮ็ดhét[to] do; make (Isan/Lao)

[to] do; make (Isan/Lao)

กระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)
  • [to] do; perform; act
  • [to] commit (an act/offense)
  • [to] treat; act toward
  • action; deed (in compounds)
ปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàt1[to] perform; carry out2[to] treat [sb]3(compound use only) operational; in operation4[to] practice; observe (rules)
  • [to] perform; carry out
  • [to] treat [sb]
  • (compound use only) operational; in operation
  • [to] practice; observe (rules)
ประกอบbprà-gòpประกอบbprà-gòp1[to] accompany; go together with2[to] be used as; serve as a component3[to] perform (duties/rituals)4[to] assemble; put together5[to] consist of; be composed of
  • [to] accompany; go together with
  • [to] be used as; serve as a component
  • [to] perform (duties/rituals)
  • [to] assemble; put together
  • [to] consist of; be composed of
ผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yield
  • to produce; manufacture
  • to generate; yield