ทีม
team
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ทีม means a team: a group of people working, playing, or acting together toward the same goal. It is common in sports, work, school, and professional settings.
team、group
A group of people who play, work, or operate together as one unit for a shared purpose.
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ทีมฟุตบอล thiim fút bɔɔn a football/soccer team ทีมฟุตบอล details
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ทีมเราเก่งมาก thiim raw kèŋ mâak Our team is really good. ทีมเราเก่งมาก details
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ทีมแพทย์กำลังดูแลผู้ป่วย thiim phɛ̂ɛt kamlaŋ duulɛɛ phûu pùay The medical team is taking care of the patient. ทีมแพทย์กำลังดูแลผู้ป่วย details
team [classifier for teams]
Used after a number to count teams.
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มีทั้งหมดสามทีม mii tháŋmòt sǎam thiim There are three teams in total. มีทั้งหมดสามทีม details
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การแข่งขันนี้มีสิบทีมเข้าร่วม kaan khɛ̀ŋ khǎn níi mii sìp thiim khâw rûam Ten teams are participating in this competition. การแข่งขันนี้มีสิบทีมเข้าร่วม details
Learning notes
Explanation
ทีม is a loanword from English “team” and is very common in modern Thai. It is used not only for sports teams but also for work and professional groups, as in ทีมขาย “sales team,” ทีมการตลาด “marketing team,” and ทีมแพทย์ “medical team.” The phrase ทำงานเป็นทีม means “to work as a team” or “to work well in a team.” There is also a casual online/slang verb use meaning “to side with” or “to be on someone’s side,” but for most learners the core noun and classifier uses are the ones to learn first.
Usage
This word is common when talking about sports, school activities, workplace groups, projects, event operations, and professional groups such as medical or technical teams. It works naturally in both everyday conversation and business contexts.
Caution
For a casual group of friends or a general grouping, กลุ่ม may sound more natural. ทีมงาน often means staff or the people working on an operation, so for an actual sports team it is better to say forms like ทีมฟุตบอล or ทีมชาติ.
Differences from similar words
1 team synonyms
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กลุ่ม is a broad word for a group or cluster of people or things. ทีม is used when the group functions together toward a shared goal, such as in sports or work.
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คณะ refers to a formal body, delegation, group, or faculty. ทีม is more everyday and practical, especially for sports teams and work teams.