ทำกับ
tam-gàpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] cook; [to] prepare food
to cook; to prepare food (a common shortening of ทำกับข้าวทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare food).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare foodในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Mom is cooking in the kitchen.
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He can't cook at all; he mostly buys his food.
What do you want to eat this evening? I'll cook for you.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaงานngaanจะjàยุ่งyûngมากmâakแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwยังyangหาเวลาhăa way-laaทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoให้hâiลูกๆlôok lôokทานtaanทุกวันtúk wan
Even though her work is very busy, she still finds time to cook for her children to eat every day.
2VerbB1
[to] do [sth] to [sb]; [to] treat [sb]
to do something to someone; to treat someone in a certain way, often with a negative implication.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingทำกับtam-gàpทำกับtam-gàp1[to] cook; [to] prepare food2[to] do [sth] to [sb]; [to] treat [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)
Why did you do this to me?
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ฉันchǎnไม่เคยmâi-kəəiทำอะไรtam-à-raiไม่ดีmâi-diiกับgàpเขาkǎoเลยləəiไม่mâiเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaทำไมtam-maiเขาkǎoถึงtʉ̌ngทำกับtam-gàpฉันchǎnอย่างนี้yàang-níi
I never did anything bad to him, so I don't understand why he treats me like this.
ฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเลยləəiว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàทำกับtam-gàpเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengได้dâaiลงคอlong-kɔɔ
I can't believe he could do that to his own best friend.
สิ่งที่sìng-tîiเขาkǎoทำกับtam-gàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมันmanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàให้อภัยhâi-à-paiได้dâai
What he did to our family is too terrible to be forgiven.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำกับ said ทัม-กับ?
tam-gàp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)with; together withPart 2
ทำกับtam-gàpทำกับtam-gàp[to] cook; [to] prepare food[to] cook; [to] prepare foodWord