ทำไร่
tam-râiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] farm; [to] cultivate land
to work on a farm or cultivate a plot of land, typically for growing crops other than rice.
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำไร่tam-râiทำไร่tam-râi[to] farm; [to] cultivate landข้าวโพดkâao-pôotข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (plant)2corn; maize (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)
Last year, my family cultivated a corn farm.
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พอpɔɔเกษียณgà-sǐianแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoอยากyàakกลับบ้านglàp-bâanไปbpaiทำไร่tam-râiปลูกbplùukผักผลไม้pàk-pǒn-lá-máaiกินginเองeeng
After he retires, he wants to go back to his hometown to work on a farm, growing his own vegetables and fruits.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanที่นี่tîi-nîiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiทำไร่tam-râiมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngกับgàpไร่râiอ้อยɔ̂ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งขายsòng-kǎaiโรงงานroong-ngaan
Most villagers here work on cassava and sugarcane farms to sell to the factory.
การทำgaan-tamไร่râiในnaiยุคyúkนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpความท้าทายkwaam-táa-taaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛng-sà-pâap-puum-aa-gàatและlɛ́ราคาraa-kaaผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtที่tîiไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
Farming in this era faces challenges from climate change and uncertain crop prices.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำไร่ said ทัม-ไร่?
tam-râi
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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ทำไร่tam-râiทำไร่tam-râi[to] farm; [to] cultivate land[to] farm; [to] cultivate landWord