ทำส่งๆ
tam sòng sòngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] do [sth] carelessly
To do something in a careless, perfunctory, or slipshod manner, just to get it done without concern for quality.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àat[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] cleanห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ทำส่งๆtam sòng sòngทำส่งๆtam sòng sòng[to] do [sth] carelesslyพื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
You cleaned the room carelessly; the floor is still dusty.
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อย่าyàaทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanแบบbàepทำส่งๆtam sòng sòngนะnáเจ้านายjâo naaiจะjàตรวจdtrùuatละเอียดlá-ìiatทุกtúkหน้าnâa
Don't do the report in a slipshod manner; the boss will check every page carefully.
ฉันchănไม่น่าmâi nâaทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanส่งsòngๆ-เลยloieตอนนี้dton néeเลยloieต้องdtôngกลับมาglàp maaแก้ไขgâe kăiใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng mòt
I shouldn't have done my homework perfunctorily. Now I have to go back and fix the whole thing.
ทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìที่têeชอบchôpทำอะไรtam à-raiส่งsòngๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiมันmanเสร็จsètไปวันๆbpai wan wanเป็นbpenอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkสำคัญsăm-kanต่อdtòความก้าวหน้าในอาชีพkwaam gâao nâa nai aa-chêep
The attitude of doing things carelessly just to get them done is a major obstacle to career advancement.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำส่งๆ said ทำ-ส่ง-ส่ง?
tam sòng sòng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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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ทำส่งๆtam sòng sòngทำส่งๆtam sòng sòng[to] do [sth] carelessly[to] do [sth] carelesslyWord