ขยับ
kà-yàpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] move slightly; shift
to move or change position a little; to budge
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakนิดเดียวnít-diiaoนิดเดียวnít-diiao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amountก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when
Move the chair just a little.
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The cat is sleeping here; please move a little.
ฉันchǎnขยับkà-yàpแก้วgɛ̂ɛoไปbpaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiวางwaangจานjaanได้dâai
I moved the glass slightly to the left so that the plate could be placed.
ประตูbprà-dtuuติดdtìtเพราะpráwบานพองbaan pongต้องdtôngค่อยkôiๆ-ขยับkà-yàpจึงjeungจะjàเปิดbpèrtได้dâi
The door sticks because it has swollen; you have to budge it slowly to open it.
Please move a little; I want to sit.
He moved the chair a bit so his friend could sit more comfortably.
ระหว่างrá-wàangขึ้นkʉ̂nรถไฟrót-faiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiทุกคนtúk-konขยับkà-yàpเข้าไปkâo-bpaiด้านในdâan-naiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนkonขึ้นkʉ̂nได้dâai
While boarding the train, please move in a bit to make room for others.
ช่วยchûuaiขยับkà-yàpกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoไปbpaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáจะได้jà-dâaiวางwaangของkɔ̌ɔngเพิ่มpə̂əmได้dâai
Please shift your bag to the left a little so we can place more items.
2VerbB1
[to] advance slightly; move up
to improve, increase, or move up a bit, such as in rank, price, schedule, or development; to make progress
Examples
ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atข้าวสารkâao-sǎanข้าวสารkâao-sǎanuncooked rice (raw grains)ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearขยับขึ้นkà-yàp-kʉ̂nขยับขึ้นkà-yàp-kʉ̂n[to] move up; [to] shift up; [to] rise; [to] be promotedนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
The price of rice has inched up a little this year.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตั้งเป้าdtâng-bpâoขยับkà-yàpยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiให้hâiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nอีกìikสิบsìpเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senภายในpaai-naiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatหน้าnâa
The company aims to push sales up by another ten percent by next quarter.
หลังlǎngผ่านpàanการอบรมgaan-òp-romรอบนี้rɔ̂ɔp-níiฉันchǎnขยับkà-yàpตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngเป็นbpenหัวหน้าทีมhǔua-nâa-tiim
After the training, this time I moved up to team leader.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatขยับkà-yàpกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanเปิดbpə̀ətเมืองmʉʉangให้hâiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn-sèet-tà-gìt
The government announced moving up the reopening schedule to stimulate the economy.
3VerbB1
[to] adjust; tweak
to make a small adjustment to position, settings, or arrangements
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นิดnítนิดnít1a little; a bit (quantity)2a bit; a little (degree modifier)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please adjust the chair a little closer to the table.
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I adjusted the screen brightness down a bit because it hurt my eyes.
ขอkɔ̌ɔขยับkà-yàpรูปภาพrûup-pâapบนbonผนังpà-nǎngให้hâiตรงdtrongขึ้นkʉ̂nหน่อยnɔ̀iดูduuเอียงiiangไปbpaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáai
Let me adjust the picture on the wall to be straighter; it looks tilted to the left.
เขาkǎoขยับkà-yàpตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngปุ่มbpùmในnaiแอปɛ́pให้hâiใช้งานchái-ngaanถนัดtà-nàtขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiไม่mâiเปลี่ยนbplìianดีไซน์dii-saaiหลักlàk
He adjusted the positions of the buttons in the app to make it more usable without changing the main design.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขยับ said ขะ-หยับ?
kà-yàp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |