ทำร้าย
tam-ráaiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]
to cause physical or emotional harm to someone or something
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแรงๆraeng raengแรงๆraeng raeng1forcefully; hard; intensely; loudly2very strong; intense; harsh; potentเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
Don’t speak harshly because it hurts his feelings.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเผลอplə̌əพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่ดีmâi-diiทำร้ายใจtam-ráai-jaiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanโดยไม่ตั้งใจdooi-mâi-dtâng-jai
Yesterday I accidentally spoke badly and hurt my friend’s heart.
เธอtəəสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiทำร้ายtam-ráaiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kและlɛ́ความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnด้วยdûuaiคำพูดkam-pûutอีกìik
She promised not to hurt my feelings and confidence with words again.
การตำหนิgaan dtam-nìตัวเองdtuua engซ้ำๆsám-sámอาจàatทำร้ายtam ráaiสภาพจิตใจsà-pâap jìt jaiมากกว่าmâak gwàaที่têeคิดkít
Constant self-criticism can harm your mental state more than you think.
Repeated lying harms the trust of the team.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่ตั้งใจmâi-dtâng-jaiทำร้ายtam-ráaiความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
He said he did not intend to wrong his colleague’s reputation.
การตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnโดยdooiไม่mâiฟังfangเหตุผลhèet-pǒnทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiอาจàatทำร้ายtam-ráaiความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiผู้ที่pûu-tîiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔngเสียหายsǐia-hǎai
Passing judgment without hearing both sides may harm justice and cause harm to those involved.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiเลือกปฏิบัติlʉ̂ʉak-bpà-dtì-bàtทำร้ายtam-ráaiโอกาสoo-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonกลุ่มน้อยglùm-nɔ́ɔiในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
Discriminatory policies harm the opportunities of minority groups in society.
2VerbB1
[to] assault; attack
to attack, beat, or physically assault someone
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
The police arrested the man who assaulted a pedestrian last night.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnทำร้ายtam-ráaiหน้าnâaสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
He was attacked by a group of teenagers in front of the train station and had to go to the hospital.
อย่าyàaทำร้ายtam ráaiกันganเลยloieแค่kâeคุยกันkui ganดีdeeๆ-เดี๋ยวdĭiaoปัญหาbpan-hăaก็gâwแก้ได้gâe dâi
Don't attack each other; just talk nicely and the problem can be solved.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiถูกtùukตั้งข้อหาdtâng-kɔ̂ɔ-hǎaว่าwâaร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganทำร้ายร่างกายtam-ráai-râang-gaaiผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanหลังlǎngเกิดgə̀ətการโต้เถียงgaan-dtôo-tǐiangรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng
The suspect was charged with conspiring to physically assault the organizer after a heated argument.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำร้าย said ทัม-ร้าย?
tam-ráai
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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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousevil; wicked; maliciousPart 2
ทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth][to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]Word