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"why?" in Thai

ทำไม
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Literal Breakdown

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The 23rd consonant of the Thai alphabet ท
vowel am ำ
vowel ai mai malai ไ
The 33rd consonant of the Thai alphabet ม

Summary

The Thai translation for “why?” is ทำไม. The Thai, ทำไม, can be broken down into 4 parts:"The 23rd consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ท), "vowel am" (ำ), "vowel ai mai malai" (ไ) and "The 33rd consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ม).

Examples of "why?" in use

There are 87 examples of the Thai word for "why?" being used:
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Why are you going? คุณจะไปทำไม
Why aren’t you coming? (male polite form) ทำไมคุณไม่มาครับ
Why don’t you speak? ทำไมคุณถึงไม่พูด
Why didn’t you help Tom? ทำไมคุณไม่ช่วยทอม
Why did you think that? ทำไมคุณคิดอย่างนั้น
Why don’t you like him? ทำไมคุณถึงไม่ชอบเขา
Why don’t you understand? ทำไมคุณถึงไม่เข้าใจ
Why don’t you go to work? ทำไมคุณถึงไม่ไปทำงาน
Why don’t you sit next to me? ทำไมคุณไม่นั่งข้างผม
Why should I give money to you? ทำไมผมต้องให้เงินคุณ

Practice Lesson

"why?" Practice (88)
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Lesson phrases
Do you know the reason I came here?,
I know why you came.,
I realize now why I shouldn’t have done that.,
Why are you angry with him?,
Why are you crying?,
Why are you going already? (male polite form)อ,
Why are you going?,
Why are you in my room?,
Why are you looking so sad?,
Why are you lost?,
Why are you standing here?,
Why are you wet?,
Why aren’t you coming? (male polite form),
Why aren’t you doing what I told you to do?,
Why aren’t you dressed?,
Why aren’t you drinking the beer?,
Why aren’t you drinking the coffee?,
Why aren’t you drinking the tea?,
Why aren’t you eating the cake?,
Why aren’t you eating the soup?
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