ทำชั่ว
tam-chûuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] do evil; commit wrongdoing
To act in a morally wrong way or commit bad deeds.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillทำชั่วtam-chûuaทำชั่วtam-chûua[to] do evil; commit wrongdoingด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการขโมยgaan-kà-mooiการขโมยgaan-kà-mooitheft; stealingเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)
He did something wrong by stealing his friend's money.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiใครkraiเห็นhěnเราraoก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanทำชั่วtam-chûuaหรือrʉ̌ʉเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Even when no one is watching, we should not do wrong or take advantage of others.
เขาkǎoเคยkəəiทำชั่วtam-chûuaไว้wáiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiเลิกlə̂əkโกงgoongและlɛ́เริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-mài
He used to do many bad things, but now he is determined to stop cheating and start a new life.
การgaanอ้างว่าâang-wâaทำตามtam-dtaamคำสั่งkam-sàngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำtamให้การhâi-gaanทำชั่วtam-chûuaเช่นchênการทำgaan-tamร้ายráaiผู้บริสุทธิ์pûu-bɔɔ-rí-sùtกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng
Claiming to follow orders does not make wrongdoing, such as harming innocent people, morally right.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำชั่ว said ทัม-ชั่ว?
tam-chûua
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] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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ชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1bad; poor (quality)2evil; wicked3for; throughout (a specified period)4classifier for periods of timebad; poor (quality)Part 2
ทำชั่วtam-chûuaทำชั่วtam-chûua[to] do evil; commit wrongdoing[to] do evil; commit wrongdoingWord