เฮ็ดทีท่า(hét tee tâa)
Meanings
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[to] pretend; [to] act as if
To act as if; to pretend or make a gesture of doing something, often without real intention. (Isan dialect).
Examples
เขาเฮ็ดkăo hétเขาเฮ็ดkăo hét[Isan/Lao] [they] do; makeทีท่าtee tâaทีท่าtee tâa1demeanor; manner; posture2sign; indication; hintว่าwâaว่าwâa1[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)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยืนดูyeun dooยืนดูyeun doo[to] stand and watchเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much
He acted as if he was going to help, but in the end, he just stood and watched.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำทีท่าtam tee tâaทำทีท่าtam tee tâa[to] pretend; [to] act as if
[to] pretend; [to] act as if
แกล้งทำglâeng tamแกล้งทำglâeng tam[to] pretend; [to] feign
[to] pretend; [to] feign
แสร้งทำsâeng tamแสร้งทำsâeng tam[to] pretend; [to] feign
[to] pretend; [to] feign
เสแสร้งsăe-sâengเสแสร้งsăe-sâeng1[to] pretend; feign2insincere; affected
- [to] pretend; feign
- insincere; affected
ทำท่าtam tâaทำท่าtam tâa1[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture2[to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]3[to] make a face; pull a face
- [to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture
- [to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]
- [to] make a face; pull a face
Word Breakdown
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เฮ็ดทีท่าhét tee tâaเฮ็ดทีท่าhét tee tâa[to] pretend; [to] act as if