Cooperation in Thai

“Cooperation” in Thai is ความร่วมมือkwaam-rûam-muue.

ความร่วมมือ kwaam-rûam-muue

cooperation noun formal

kwaam mid
rûam falling
muue mid

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Parts: ความkwaam -ness (makes a noun) ร่วมrûam to join มือmuue hand

How to use it

ความร่วมมือkwaam-rûam-muue, literally "joining hands", is cooperation, and it's how Thai signs ask nicely: ขอความร่วมมือkǎw kwaam-rûam-muue, "we ask for your cooperation", followed by what to do: keep quiet, take your shoes off, don't park here.

Working together is ร่วมมือกันrûam-muue gan, and in everyday words, ช่วยกันchûay gan, let's all help.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

khwam ruam mue
kwam ruam meu
kwaam ruam muu

More formal words in Thai

All formal words

การ gaan Kaan (prefix)
-ing, -tion: turns a verb into a noun (the act of …)
ผู้ pûu Phu (prefix)
person (who …): makes words for people, like -er
นัก nák Nak (prefix)
-er, -ist: someone who does it (as a job or a passion)
ซึ่ง sûeng Who, which (formal)
which, who (adds information; formal, written)
เมื่อ mûea When (formal)
when, once (formal)
จึง jueng Therefore
so, therefore (before the verb of the result)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones