เตี๊ยม

dtíiam

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] prearrange; collude; set up

To plan or agree in advance, often in secret, to control the result or make something look planned.

Examples

พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam ganเตี๊ยมกันdtíiam gan[to] collude (with [sb]); [to] pre-arrange a story/planว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuang1[to] be clueless; [to] not know what's going on2incomprehensible; unintelligible; not make senseตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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.
2NounB2

[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

แม่เตี๊ยมmái-tîiamให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)คุณป้าkun bpâaคุณป้าkun bpâa1aunt (older than one’s parent; honorific)2ma’am; auntie (polite address to an older woman)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ของขวัญชิ้นkŏng kwăn chínนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The mother told her son in advance to tell his aunt that he really liked the gift.
3NounB2

a setup; prearranged plan/script

A plan or script made in advance, often in secret; a setup.

Examples

งานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtbirthday party; birthday celebration (event)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเตี๊ยมdtíiamเตี๊ยมdtíiam1[to] prearrange; collude; set up2[to] coach/prime [sb] (what to say/do)3a setup; prearranged plan/scriptเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsเป๊ะbpéเป๊ะbpé1exact; precise (informal)2exactly; spot-on (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
His birthday party looked like a setup; everything was so perfect.

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