ทำไม

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทำไม d å ai m
Phonemic		ทำ-ไม d å – ai m
Romanization	Paiboon	tam-mai
	Royal Institute	tham-mai
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰam˧.maj˧/(R)

Adverb

ทำไม • (tam-mai)

1. why? what? for what? for what purpose, reason, or cause?
2. (colloquial) what to do?
   • ฉันจะไป เธอจะทำไม

     chǎn jà bpai · təə jà tam-mai

     I'm gonna go. What you gonna do (with me)?