ทำท่า(tam tâa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture
to assume a posture or make a gesture, often to convey an attitude or intention
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveท่าไหว้tâa wâiท่าไหว้tâa wâiwai posture/gestureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความเคารพkwaam kao-rópความเคารพkwaam kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
He assumed a wai posture to show respect.
2VerbB2
[to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]
to behave in a way that suggests one is about to do something, without actually doing it
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveท่าจะtâa jàท่าจะtâa jàseems; likely; probablyลาออกlaa òkลาออกlaa òk[to] resign; quit; withdrawอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยื่นyêunยื่นyêun1[to] extend; protrude2[to] hold out; offer (by hand)3[to] submit; file (form/request)จดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)ๆ-
He has acted like he's about to resign many times, but still hasn't actually submitted the letter.
3VerbB2
[to] make a face; pull a face
to contort one’s face to show feeling (often dislike or displeasure)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyชิมchimชิมchim1[to] taste; sample (food or drink)2[to] try a small amount3[to] try (small amount) before decidingแกงgaengแกงgaeng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: types/varieties of curry dishesแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำหน้าtam nâaทำหน้าtam nâa1[to] make a face; put on an expression2[to] get a facial / cosmetic work doneทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)ไม่พอใจmâi por jaiไม่พอใจmâi por jai[to be] dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy (with [sth]/[sb])บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเค็มkemเค็มkem1salty2stingy (informal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
After tasting the curry, he pulled a face in displeasure and said it was too salty.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำทีtam teeทำทีtam tee[to] feign; make a pretense
[to] feign; make a pretense
ทำทีท่าtam tee tâaทำทีท่าtam tee tâa[to] pretend; [to] act as if
[to] pretend; [to] act as if
เฮ็ดทีท่าhét tee tâaเฮ็ดทีท่าhét tee tâa[to] pretend; [to] act as if
[to] pretend; [to] act as if
ตั้งท่าdtâng tâaตั้งท่าdtâng tâa1[to] get into a stance; [to] pose2[to] be about to do [sth]; [to] get ready to do [sth]
- [to] get into a stance; [to] pose
- [to] be about to do [sth]; [to] get ready to do [sth]
แสดงท่าsà-daeng tâaแสดงท่าsà-daeng tâa[to] demonstrate a move/pose; [to] strike a pose; [to] gesture
[to] demonstrate a move/pose; [to] strike a pose; [to] gesture
Word Breakdown
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ทำท่าtam tâaทำท่าtam tâa[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture