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Meanings

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[to] play dumb; [to] act innocent

to pretend not to know or not to be involved, especially to avoid blame or responsibility; to feign ignorance

Examples

เธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] cook; prepare food2[to] do; make3[to] do; carry out (work)4[to] act; behave5[to] cause; makeไก๋găiไก๋găi[to] play dumb; [to] act innocentเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] realize; find out; learn2[to] know how; know the proper way to act3[to] know; be aware of4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleทำtamทำtam1[to] cook; prepare food2[to] do; make3[to] do; carry out (work)4[to] act; behave5[to] cause; makeแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2classifier: glasses of drink3crystal; precious gem4glass (material)แตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] be exposed; come to light2[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)3broken; cracked4[to] crack; break; shatter5[to] burst; rupture6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)
Don't play dumb. I know you were the one who broke the glass.
3 more examples
พอporถามtăamเรื่องrêuuangเงินngernที่têeหายไปhăai bpaiเขาkăoก็gâwทำtamไก๋găiไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuang
When asked about the missing money, he feigned ignorance.
ผู้ต้องหาpôo dtông hăaพยายามpà-yaa-yaamทำtamไก๋găiตอนที่dton têeตำรวจdtam-rùuatสอบปากคำsòp bpàak kamแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwต้องdtôngยอมyomรับสารภาพráp săa-rá-pâap
The suspect tried to feign ignorance during the police interrogation, but eventually had to confess.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaหลักฐานlàk tăanจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglông wong-jon bpìtจะjàชัดเจนchát-jenขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangตีdteeไก๋găiปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpทั้งหมดtáng mòt
Even with such clear evidence from the CCTV, he still feigned ignorance and denied all responsibility.