ทำซีน
tam-siinMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] make a scene; show off
to attract attention with exaggerated or dramatic behavior; to make a scene or show off, often in public or online
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenแฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รับโทรศัพท์ráp-too-rá-sàpรับโทรศัพท์ráp-too-rá-sàp[to] answer the phoneเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำซีนtam-siinทำซีนtam-siin[to] make a scene; show offร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; café
When her boyfriend didn't answer the phone, she started making a scene by crying loudly in the coffee shop.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpทำซีนtam seenเรียกร้องrîak róngความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiจากjàakเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanด้วยdûuayการgaanแกล้งทำเป็นglâeng tam bpenเจ็บตัวjèp dtuua
He likes to make a scene to get attention from his friends by pretending to be hurt.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánมักจะmák-jàทำซีนtam-siinในnaiสภาsà-paaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเบี่ยงเบนbìiang-beenประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kanและlɛ́สร้างกระแสsâang-grà-sɛ̌ɛให้hâiตัวเองdtuua-eeng
That politician often makes a scene in parliament to deflect from important issues and create buzz for himself.
การที่gaan-tîiเธอtəəโพสต์póotเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangดราม่าdraa-mâaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaลงlongโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenการทำซีนgaan-tam-siinเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนkonมาmaaสงสารsǒng-sǎanและlɛ́เข้าข้างkâo-kâangเธอtəə
Her posting of personal drama on social media was seen as an act of making a scene to get people to pity and side with her.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำซีน said ทัม-ซีน?
tam-siin
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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ซีนsiinซีนsiin1scene (film/theater)2scene; moment (colloquial)3dramatic display; scene (colloq.)scene (film/theater)Part 2
ทำซีนtam-siinทำซีนtam-siin[to] make a scene; show off[to] make a scene; show offWord