The term 'เสมือน (sà-mʉan)' is frequently employed in Thai language to illustrate similarity or likeness, corresponding to the English phrases 'as if' or 'resembling'. It is generally utilized at the introduction of sentences to draw comparisons or to make suppositions about a particular situation, action or object. Furthermore, it can be used together with differing types of verbs, adjectives, and phrases to portray comparison.