รับทำ

ráp-tam

Meaning

1VerbB1

[to] undertake [work] for hire; [to] take commissions; [to] accept orders

to agree to make or do [sth] for a customer for payment; to take on commissioned or made-to-order work.

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is รับทำ said รับ-ทัม?

ráp-tam

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ráp

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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รับทำráp-tamรับทำráp-tam[to] undertake [work] for hire; [to] take commissions; [to] accept orders[to] undertake [work] for hire; [to] take commissions; [to] accept ordersWord