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| ทำกิน thamM ginM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ทำ-กิน |
| IPA | tʰam kin |
| Royal Thai General System | tham kin |
| 1. [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to make a living | ||
| components |  ทำ  | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
| synonyms | ครองชีพ | khraawngM cheepF | [general, of a person] to live; earn one's livelihood, make a living, support oneself |
| ดำรงชีพ | damM rohngM cheepF | to earn a livelihood; support oneself; make a living | |
| ทำมาหากิน | thamM maaM haaR ginM | to earn a living | |
| เลี้ยงชีพ | liiangH cheepF phaH | to live; earn one's livelihood; make a living; support oneself | |
| เลี้ยงปากเลี้ยงท้อง | liiangH bpaakL liiangH thaawngH | to make a living; earn one's living; support oneself | |
| หาเลี้ยงชีพ | haaR liiangH cheepF phaH | to earn a living; make a living | |
| sample sentence | |||
| 2. การทำกิน gaanM thamM ginM [noun] | |||
| definition | making a living | ||
| components | การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] |
| ทำ | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
| sample sentence | ผมก็อยากมีที่ดินของผมพอสมควรสำหรับทำมาหากิน มีช่องทางได้กู้ยืมเงินมาขยายงาน มีโอกาสรู้วิธีการทำกินแบบใหม่ ๆ มีตลาดดี และขายสินค้าได้ราคายุติธรรม phohmR gaawF yaakL meeM theeF dinM khaawngR phohmR phaawM sohmR khuaanM samR rapL thamM maaM haaR ginM meeM chaawngF thaangM daiF guuF yeuumM ngernM maaM khaL yaaiR ngaanM meeM o:hM gaatL ruuH wiH theeM gaanM thamM ginM baaepL maiL meeM dtaL laatL deeM laeH khaaiR sinR khaaH daiF raaM khaaM yootH dtiL thamM "I would like to own enough land to make a living with; to have a way to borrow money to expand my business; to have a chance to learn new production techniques; to have good markets; and, to sell goods at a fair price." | ||
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