Dictionary entry
ทำไม
tam-maiinterrogative
why
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1pron.
why; what; for what reason or purpose?curated
2pron.
what to do?wiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแต่ทำไมยังจำได้ว่า วันนี้เคยไปเชียงใหม่ด้วยกัน
But somehow I still remember that today is the day we went to Chiang Mai together.
Jiji · สระบุรีfrom คนเก่า →
Built from
Corrupted from older ทำไร, the latter from ทำ (tam, “to do”) + ไร (rai, “how, what”).