ทำไม่รู้ไม่ชี้(tam mâi róo mâi chée)

Meanings

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[to] feign ignorance

to pretend not to know or see something; to feign ignorance or indifference; to turn a blind eye.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[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)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam mâi róo mâi chéeทำไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam mâi róo mâi chée[to] feign ignorance
He saw me, but he pretended not to.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behavePart 1
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ไม่รู้ไม่ชี้mâi róo mâi chéeไม่รู้ไม่ชี้mâi róo mâi chée[to] be indifferent; [to] feign ignorancePart 2
ทำไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam mâi róo mâi chéeทำไม่รู้ไม่ชี้tam mâi róo mâi chée[to] feign ignorance