ทำครัว
tam-kruuaMeaning
1VerbA1
[to] cook; [to] do the cooking
to cook food or prepare meals
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำครัวtam-kruuaทำครัวtam-kruua[to] cook; [to] do the cookingโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)
This morning I cooked by making boiled eggs and rice porridge.
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Mom is cooking clear soup for us.
This evening Dad will cook pad krapao for us to eat.
Yesterday I cooked by myself because the nearby shop was closed.
เย็นนี้yen-níiฉันchǎnจะjàทำครัวtam-kruuaเตรียมdtriiamของkɔ̌ɔngล้างláangผักpàkและlɛ́หั่นhànเนื้อnʉ́ʉaไว้wáiให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
This evening I’ll handle the kitchen chores, preparing ingredients, washing vegetables, and cutting the meat.
แม่mɛ̂ɛสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiฉันchǎnทำครัวtam-kruuaเป็นbpenขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเตรียมdtriiamเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngล้างláangอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔn
My mother taught me to manage kitchen tasks step by step, from prepping ingredients to washing utensils.
พอpɔɔมีmiiแขกkɛ̀ɛkมาmaaเขาkǎoจะjàช่วยกันchûuai-ganทำครัวtam-kruuaใครkraiหุงhǔngข้าวkâaoใครkraiปรุงbprungใครkraiจัดจานjàt-jaan
When guests come, they help manage the kitchen: someone cooks rice, someone seasons, and someone plates.
ในnaiครัวkruuaมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipเชฟchéepต้องdtɔ̂ngทำครัวtam-kruuaอย่างyàangมีระบบmii-rá-bòpทั้งtángการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnเมนูmee-nuuคุมkumเวลาwee-laaเตรียมdtriiamวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛความสะอาดkwaam-sà-àat
In a professional kitchen, a chef must handle kitchen operations systematically: menu planning, time control, ingredient prep, and hygiene management.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำครัว said ทัม-ครัว?
tam-kruua
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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ทำครัวtam-kruuaทำครัวtam-kruua[to] cook; [to] do the cooking[to] cook; [to] do the cookingWord