ทำเป็น
tam-bpenMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)
To have the learned skill or ability to do something; to know how to do something.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeอาหารไทยaa-hǎan-taiอาหารไทยaa-hǎan-tai1Thai cuisine2Thai food; Thai dishesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)
My mom knows how to cook Thai food.
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Do you know how to ride a bicycle?
ฉันchǎnอยากyàakเรียนriianภาษาญี่ปุ่นpaa-sǎa-yîi-bpùnแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังyangพูดpûutไม่mâiเป็นbpenเลยləəi
I want to learn Japanese, but right now I don't know how to speak it at all.
กว่าgwàaผมpǒmจะjàซ่อมsɔ̂mคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əเป็นbpenก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้จากriian-rúu-jàakยูทูบyuu-túupอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉan
It took me several months of learning from YouTube before I knew how to fix computers.
2VerbB1
[to] pretend; feign; act as if
To pretend, feign, or act as if something is true when it is not.
Examples
น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifหลับlàpหลับlàp1[to] sleep; [to] fall asleep2asleep (stative)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do research
My little brother pretended to be asleep when mom called him to do his homework.
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เขาkăoทำเป็นtam bpenไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeฉันchănรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkăoได้ยินdâi-yinทุกtúkคำkamที่têeฉันchănพูดpôot
He pretended not to care, even though I know he heard every word I said.
อย่าyàaมาmaaทำเป็นtam bpenรู้ดีróo deeหน่อยnòiเลยloieถ้าtâaไม่รู้mâi rúuจริงjingก็gâwแค่kâeบอกbòkมาmaaตรงๆdtrong dtrong
Don't pretend to be a know-it-all. If you don't really know, just say so.
ต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaเจ้านายjâo-naaiเขาkǎoทำเป็นtam-bpenเห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiกับgàpทุกtúkความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
In front of the boss, he pretends to agree with every opinion to protect his own position.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำเป็น said ทัม-เป็น?
tam-bpen
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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เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 2
ทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)Word