คำสั่ง kam-sàng
order, command, instruction noun
- kam mid
- sàng low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: คำkam word สั่งsàng to order
How to use it
คำสั่งkam-sàng, "order words", is an order or instruction: a boss's orders, a doctor's instructions, a court order, a command typed into a computer. To follow orders is ทำตามคำสั่งtam dtaam kam-sàng.
Shopping apps call your order a คำสั่งซื้อkam-sàng súue, a purchase order, but ordering food at a restaurant is just the verb สั่งsàng.
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:
- kham sang
- kum sung
- kham sung
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