ทำเฉย
tam chŏei
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] act indifferent; feign ignorance; ignore
to pretend not to notice or care; to ignore or remain indifferent on purpose
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)โบกมือbòhk meuuโบกมือbòhk meuu1[to] wave (one's hand) in greeting or farewell2[to] signal with the hand; wave down/awayแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ทำเฉยtam chŏeiทำเฉยtam chŏei[to] act indifferent; feign ignorance; ignoreเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent with
She saw me waving but pretended not to know me.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เมินเฉยmern chŏeiเมินเฉยmern chŏei[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent
[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent
ไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignore
[to] not be interested; [to] ignore
ทำเป็นไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam bpen mâi rúu mâi chéeทำเป็นไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam bpen mâi rúu mâi chée[to] pretend not to know; [to] feign ignorance
[to] pretend not to know; [to] feign ignorance
วางเฉยwaang chŏeiวางเฉยwaang chŏei[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore
[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore
เฉยเมยchŏie moieเฉยเมยchŏie moie1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apathetically
- indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic
- indifferently; apathetically
Word Breakdown
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ทำเฉยtam chŏeiทำเฉยtam chŏei[to] act indifferent; feign ignorance; ignore