ค้าบ
káapMeanings
1InterjectionA1
yes; okay
An informal variant of ครับครับkráppolite particle (male speaker) used as a standalone polite response to acknowledge something or express agreement, mainly by male speakers.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possibleผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeค้าบkáapค้าบkáap1yes; okay2informal polite ending (usually male speakers)
Mom said, “It's time to eat,” and I replied, “Okay!”
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Dad said, “Sit down,” and I replied, “Okay!”
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoแม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiผมpǒmซื้อsʉ́ʉไข่kàiตอนdtɔɔnกลับบ้านglàp-bâanผมpǒmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaค้าบkáap
This morning, Mom told me to buy eggs on my way home, and I replied, “Okay!”
พี่pîiส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamมาmaaว่าwâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเจอกันjəə-ganเก้าgâaoโมงmoongนะnáผมpǒmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaค้าบkáap
My older sibling texted, “See you tomorrow at nine,” and I replied, “Okay!”
2ParticleA2
informal polite ending (usually male speakers)
A colloquial, nonstandard variant of ครับครับkráppolite particle (male speaker), used mainly by male speakers as a polite sentence ending, often with a friendly or playful tone.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleค้าบkáapค้าบkáap1yes; okay2informal polite ending (usually male speakers)
I'll come see you tomorrow!
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ขอบคุณkɔ̀ɔp-kunค้าบkáapพี่pîiที่tîiช่วยchûuaiถือtʉ̌ʉกล่องglɔ̀ngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaให้hâiถึงtʉ̌ngห้องhɔ̂ng
Thanks a lot, bro, for carrying the box all the way up to my room.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káap
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |