ทำที
tam tee
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] feign; make a pretense
to act as if doing, feeling, or being something; to put on an appearance without sincerity (e.g., ทำทีไม่รู้ ‘pretend not to know’)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำทีtam teeทำทีtam tee[to] feign; make a pretenseไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignoreแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the time
He acted as if he didn’t care, but in fact he was secretly listening the whole time.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำท่tam tâaทำท่tam tâa1[to] strike a pose; pose2[to] act as if; make as though
- [to] strike a pose; pose
- [to] act as if; make as though
ทำเป็นท่าtam bpen tâaทำเป็นท่าtam bpen tâa1[to] act as if; [to] feign; [to] make as though (to do something)2[to] posture; [to] put on airs
- [to] act as if; [to] feign; [to] make as though (to do something)
- [to] posture; [to] put on airs
ทำท่าทางtam tâa taangทำท่าทางtam tâa taang1[to] gesture; make gestures2[to] act as if; strike a pose
- [to] gesture; make gestures
- [to] act as if; strike a pose
ทำท่าtam tâaทำท่าtam tâa1[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture2[to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]3[to] make a face; pull a face
- [to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture
- [to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]
- [to] make a face; pull a face
ทำทีเป็นtam tee bpenทำทีเป็นtam tee bpen[to] pretend; feign; act as if
[to] pretend; feign; act as if
Word Breakdown
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ทำทีtam teeทำทีtam tee[to] feign; make a pretense