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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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Do you know the reason I came here? คุณรู้ไหมว่าทำไมผมมาที่นี่
Why didn’t he go to school today? ทำไมวันนี้เขาไม่ไปโรงเรียน
Why don’t you come to study? ทำไมคุณถึงไม่มาเรียนหนังสือ
Why do you have to study Thai? ทำไมคุณถึงต้องมาเรียนภาษาไทย
Why don’t you let Tom drive? ทำไมคุณไม่ให้ทอมขับรถ
Why didn’t you ever tell me that? ทำไมคุณไม่เคยบอกผม
Why don’t you stay for dinner? ทำไมคุณไม่อยู่ทานอาหารเย็น
Why aren’t you drinking the coffee? ทำไมคุณไม่ดื่มกาแฟ
Why have you done that? ทำไมคุณทำแบบนั้น
Why did you come alone? ทำไมคุณมาคนเดียว

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"why?" Practice (88)
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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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