ทำเป็น(tam bpen)

Meanings

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

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveอาหารไทยaa-hăan taiอาหารไทยaa-hăan tai1Thai cuisine2a Thai dish/mealเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressions
My mom knows how to cook Thai food.
2VerbB1

[to] pretend; feign; act as if

To pretend, feign, or act as if something is true when it is not.

Examples

น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; 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)3numb; asleep (limb)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำการบ้านtam 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.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แกล้งทำglâeng tamแกล้งทำglâeng tam[to] pretend; [to] feign

[to] pretend; [to] feign

แสร้งทำเป็นsâeng tam bpenแสร้งทำเป็นsâeng tam bpen[to] pretend; [to] feign

[to] pretend; [to] feign

แกล้งglâengแกล้งglâeng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberately
  • [to] tease; pick on; bully; prank
  • [to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake
  • [to] do on purpose; deliberately
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
แสร้งsâengแสร้งsâeng[to] pretend; [to] feign; [to] act as if

[to] pretend; [to] feign; [to] act as if

Word Breakdown

ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behavePart 1
+
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsPart 2
ทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)