เตี๊ยม
dtíiamMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] prearrange; coordinate beforehand (colloq.)
To agree or coordinate in advance what will be said or done, often secretly so that a staged interaction appears spontaneous.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam-ganเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam-gan[to] collude (with [sb]); [to] pre-arrange a story/planว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] not understand; be clueless; not know what's going on2incomprehensible; unintelligible; not make senseตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’
We agreed in advance to act like we didn't know anything when he came in.
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ดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanสองsɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimนี้níiจะjàเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam-ganมาmaaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผลการแข่งขันpǒn-gaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเสมอsà-mə̌əนะná
It looks like these two teams have planned it so that the match result is a draw.
การโหวตgaan-wòotในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumดูduuน่าสงสัยnâa-sǒng-sǎiเหมือนกับว่าmʉ̌ʉan-gàp-wâaมีmiiบางbaangกลุ่มglùmเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam-ganไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล้มlómญัตติyát-dtìนี้níi
The vote in the meeting looked suspicious, as if some groups had planned in advance to defeat this motion.
ผมpŏmว่าwâaพวกเขาpûuak kăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiบังเอิญbang ernเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuaiกันganทุกtúkเรื่องrêuuangหรอกròkต้องมีdtông meeการเตี๊ยมกันgaan dtíiam ganมาก่อนmaa gònแน่ๆnâe nâeเพื่อให้pêuua hâiได้ผลประโยชน์dâai pŏn bprà-yòhtร่วมกันrûuam gan
I don't think they coincidentally agree on everything; they must have arranged it beforehand to get mutual benefits.
2VerbB2
[to] coach/prime [sb] (what to say/do)
To tell someone in advance what to say or do; to rehearse fixed answers or actions, often for an interview, show, or testimony.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเตี๊ยมdtíiamเตี๊ยมdtíiam1[to] prearrange; coordinate beforehand (colloq.)2[to] coach/prime [sb] (what to say/do)3a setup; prearranged plan/scriptให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showคุณป้าkun-bpâaคุณป้าkun-bpâa1aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)2ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The mother told her son in advance to tell his aunt that he really liked the gift.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanช่วยchûuaiเตี๊ยมdtíiamคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpที่tîiน่าจะnâa-jàถูกtùukถามtǎamให้hâi
Before the job interview, my friend helped me rehearse answers to likely questions.
ทนายtá-naaiกำลังgam-langเตี๊ยมdtíiamพยานpá-yaanอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpสิ่งที่sìng-tîiควรkuuanและlɛ́ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanพูดpûutในnaiศาลsǎan
The lawyer is thoroughly prepping the witness on what they should and should not say in court.
ผู้เข้าร่วมpôo kâo rûuamรายการเรียลลิตี้raai gaan ree-à-lí-dtêeโชว์chôhบางคนbaang konดูdooพูดpôotไม่mâiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen tam-má-châatเหมือนmĕuuanถูกtòokทีมงานteem ngaanเตี๊ยมdtíiamบทพูดbòt pôotมาmaaให้hâi
Some participants in the reality show sound unnatural, as if the staff had coached them on what to say.
3NounB2
a setup; prearranged plan/script
A plan or script made in advance, often in secret; a setup.
Examples
งานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətงานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətbirthday party; birthday celebration (event)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เตี๊ยมdtíiamเตี๊ยมdtíiam1[to] prearrange; coordinate beforehand (colloq.)2[to] coach/prime [sb] (what to say/do)3a setup; prearranged plan/scriptเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)อย่างเป๊ะyàang-bpéอย่างเป๊ะyàang-bpéexactly; preciselyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
His birthday party looked like a setup; everything was so perfect.
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ที่tîiเขาkǎoแกล้งทำglɛ̂ɛng-tamของkɔ̌ɔngตกdtòkมันmanเป็นbpenเตี๊ยมdtíiamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเราraoหันไปhǎn-bpaiมองmɔɔngทางtaangอื่นʉ̀ʉn
Him pretending to drop something was a setup to make us look the other way.
ฉากchàakขอแต่งงานkŏr dtàeng ngaanที่têeดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunโดยบังเอิญdoi bang-ernจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoมันmanคือkeuเตี๊ยมdtíiamที่têeวางแผนwaang păenมาmaaเป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang dee
The marriage proposal scene that seemed to happen by chance was actually a well-planned setup.
การที่gaan-tîiนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangฝ่ายค้านfàai-káanถามtǎamคำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàเข้าทางkâo-taangฝ่ายรัฐบาลfàai-rát-tà-baanทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaมันmanเป็นbpenเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam-ganหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
The fact that the opposition politician asked a question that seemed to favor the government made many people wonder if it was a setup.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
dtíiam
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |