ทำท่าทาง

tam tâa taang

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] gesture; make gestures

To use body movements, facial expressions, or signals to communicate without speaking.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ทำท่าทางtam tâa taangทำท่าทางtam tâa taang1[to] gesture; make gestures2[to] act as if; strike a poseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
He didn’t speak but made a gesture for me to follow.
2NounB1

[to] act as if; strike a pose

To behave in a way that suggests or imitates something; to put on an air or pretend.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำท่าทางtam tâa taangทำท่าทางtam tâa taang1[to] gesture; make gestures2[to] act as if; strike a poseเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu chîiao chaanผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu chîiao chaanexpert; specialist; authorityทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têe1although; even though2despite; in spite ofเพิ่งเริ่มpêrng rêrmเพิ่งเริ่มpêrng rêrm[to] have just startedเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)
He acts as if he's an expert, even though he just started learning.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

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 facePart 1
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ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathPart 2
ทำท่าทางtam tâa taangทำท่าทางtam tâa taang[to] gesture; make gestures