ทำชา
tam-chaaMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] make tea
to prepare tea for drinking (e.g., by steeping leaves, adding water, or mixing ingredients)
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesทำชาtam-chaaทำชาtam-chaa1[to] make tea2[to] produce teaอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
Grandma is making tea in the kitchen.
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I like to make tea for myself in the morning.
The weather is cold today, I'll go make some hot tea for you.
Can you please teach me how to make delicious lemon tea?
2VerbB2
[to] produce tea
to process tea as a product (e.g., growing, curing, or manufacturing tea)
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsทำชาtam-chaaทำชาtam-chaa1[to] make tea2[to] produce teaขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชียงรายchiiang-raaiเชียงรายchiiang-raai1Chiang Rai (province)2Chiang Rai (city)มานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายสิบlǎai-sìpหลายสิบlǎai-sìptens of; dozens ofปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
His family has been processing tea for sale in Chiang Rai for many decades.
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การทำgaan-tamชาchaaต้องdtɔ̂ngผ่านpàanหลายlǎaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnที่tîiละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛการเก็บgaan-gèpยอดชาyɔ̂ɔt-chaaไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngการอบgaan-òpแห้งhɛ̂ɛng
Processing tea involves many delicate steps, from picking the tea shoots to drying them.
โรงงานroong-ngaanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเชี่ยวชาญchîiao-chaanในnaiการgaanทำชาอู่หลงtam-chaa-ùu-lǒngคุณภาพสูงkun-ná-pâap-sǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการส่งออกgaan-sòng-ɔ̀ɔkโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
This factory specializes in processing high-quality oolong tea specifically for export.
ชุมชนchum-chonบนดอยbon-dɔɔiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiหลักlàkจากjàakการทำgaan-tamชาchaaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenอาชีพaa-chîipที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaแต่โบราณdtɛ̀ɛ-boo-raan
This mountain community's main income comes from processing tea, a profession passed down through generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำชา said ทัม-ชา?
tam-chaa
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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ทำชาtam-chaaทำชาtam-chaa[to] make tea[to] make teaWord