ลงมือทำ
long-mʉʉ-tamMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] start doing; take action; get down to work
to begin doing something in a practical, hands-on way; to take action
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laait's time [to do sth]ลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tam[to] start doing; take action; get down to workสักทีsàk-tiiสักทีsàk-tii1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)
We've talked a lot already, it's time to start taking action.
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เลิกlə̂əkฝันกลางวันfǎn-glaang-wanแล้วlɛ́ɛoลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamให้hâiมันmanเป็นจริงbpen-jingดีกว่าdii-gwàa
It's better to stop daydreaming and start doing it to make it real.
พอporได้dâiไอเดียai-diiaดีๆdee deeเขาkăoก็gâwไม่mâiรอช้าror cháaรีบrêepลงมือทำlong meuu tamทันทีtan tee
Once he got a good idea, he didn't wait and immediately began to take action.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการgaanลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Success doesn't come from just planning, but from consistently taking action.
เมนูmee-nuuนี้níiดูduuทำtamยากyâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔได้dâaiลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamเองeengก็gɔ̂ไม่ยากmâi-yâakอย่างที่yàang-tîiคิดkít
This dish looks difficult to make, but once I got to perform the task myself, it wasn't as hard as I thought.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaไม่เพียงmâi-piiangแค่kɛ̂ɛวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiร่วมกับrûuam-gàpทีมtiimด้วยdûuai
The boss not only planned but also executed this project together with the team.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkคนนี้kon-níiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการgaanลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eengเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผลงานpǒn-ngaanสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛp
This architect is famous for personally implementing the details of the designs himself to make the work perfect.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiผู้ช่วยpûu-chûuaiหลายคนlǎai-konแต่dtɛ̀ɛเชฟใหญ่chéep-yàiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamซอสsɔ́ɔtสูตรลับsùut-lápด้วยตนเองdûuai-dton-eengเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even with many assistants, the head chef always insists on executing the preparation of the secret sauce himself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลงมือทำ said ลง-มือ-ทัม?
long-mʉʉ-tam
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 syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
long
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
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ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 2
ลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tamลงมือทำlong-mʉʉ-tam[to] start doing; take action; get down to work[to] start doing; take action; get down to workWord