วิธีทำ
wí-tii-tamMeaning
1NounA2
instructions; method; steps; directions
the steps or procedure showing how to do or make something; in cooking, the directions part of a recipe.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.วิธีทำwí-tii-tamวิธีทำwí-tii-taminstructions; method; steps; directionsไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoThai-style omelet
This is how to make an omelette.
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I watch the steps for how to cook from YouTube.
In this book, there are instructions on how to make many kinds of Thai desserts.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunอ่านàanวิธีทำwí-tii-tamไม่mâiละเอียดlá-ìiatเค้กkéekที่tîiคุณkunทำtamอาจจะàat-jàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaไม่เหมือนmâi-mʉ̌ʉanในnaiรูปrûupก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
If you don't read the instructions carefully, the cake you make might not turn out like the one in the picture.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วิธีทำ said วิ-ที-ทัม?
wí-tii-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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wí
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 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
วิธีทำwí-tii-tamวิธีทำwí-tii-taminstructions; method; steps; directionsinstructions; method; steps; directionsWord