งาบ(ngâap)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] snap at [sth]; [to] bite [sth]
to bite, snap at, or catch something quickly with the mouth
Examples
หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1large letters; uppercase (colloq.)2big; large-bodiedรีบrêepรีบrêep1in a hurry; pressed for time2[to] hurry; rush3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)งาบngâapงาบngâap1[to] snap at [sth]; [to] bite [sth]2[to] grab [sth]; [to] steal [sth]; [to] embezzle [sth]3[to] sleep with [sb]ชิ้นเนื้อchín néuuaชิ้นเนื้อchín néuua1tissue sample; biopsy specimen2piece/cut of meatที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ตกลงdtòk longตกลงdtòk long1okay; agreed; deal2[to] agree; reach an agreement3[to] settle; finalize4in the end; after all; as it turns outบนbonบนbon1upper; top2[to] vow (at a shrine)3on; upon; in; aboveพื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
The big dog immediately snapped at the piece of meat that fell on the floor.
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I saw a bird swoop down and catch a fish in the pond to eat.
จระเข้jor-rá-kâeนอนnonนิ่งสนิทnîng sà-nìtเพื่อpêuuaรอจังหวะro jang-wàงาบngâapเหยื่อyèuuaที่มาtêe maaกินน้ำgin námริมตลิ่งrim dtà-lìng
The crocodile lay completely still, waiting for the opportunity to snap at the prey drinking water by the riverbank.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeฉันchănโยนyohnเหยื่อyèuuaลงไปlong bpaiในnaiน้ำnáamปลาbplaaตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiก็gâwพุ่งpûngเข้าkâoงาบngâapอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
As soon as I threw the bait into the water, a large fish immediately snapped at it.
2VerbC1
[to] grab [sth]; [to] steal [sth]; [to] embezzle [sth]
to take something for oneself secretly or dishonestly; to steal or embezzle something (slang)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himถูกtòokถูกtòok1passive marker (often adverse)2[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)3cheap; inexpensive4correct; right5to be correct/right6proper; morally rightไล่ออกlài àwkไล่ออกlài àwk1[to] fire; dismiss; sack (from a job)2[to] throw/drive out (from a place)3[to] expel (from school, team, or organization)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affectedจับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)งาบngâapงาบngâap1[to] snap at [sth]; [to] bite [sth]2[to] grab [sth]; [to] steal [sth]; [to] embezzle [sth]3[to] sleep with [sb]เงินngernเงินngern1funds; finances2silver (metal)3moneyของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)
He was fired because he was caught embezzling the company's money.
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นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtแอบàepงาบngâapงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสร้างsâangถนนtà-nŏnเข้าkâoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoตัวเองdtuua engไปbpaiหลายล้านlăai láanบาทbàat
Corrupt politicians secretly skimmed millions of baht from the road construction budget into their own pockets.
การสืบสวนgaan sèup sǔuanที่têeกำลังgam-langดำเนินการdam-nern gaanอยู่yòoเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnว่าwâaมีmeeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeระดับสูงrá-dàp sŏongหลายคนlăai konร่วมมือกันrûuam meuu ganงาบngâapเงินngernช่วยเหลือผู้ประสบภัยchûuai-lĕuua púu bprà-sòp pai
The ongoing investigation reveals that several high-ranking officials colluded to embezzle the disaster relief funds.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeมาตรmâatการตรวจสอบgaan dtrùuat sòpที่têeเข้มงวดkêm ngûuatแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangมีmeeช่องโหว่chông wòhที่têeทำให้tam hâiผู้pôoฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatสามารถsăa-mâatงาบngâapเงินngernหลวงlŭuangไปbpaiได้dâiอย่างเงียบๆyàang ngîiap ngîiap
Despite strict auditing measures, there are still loopholes that allow opportunistic individuals to quietly siphon off public funds.
3VerbC2
[to] sleep with [sb]
to seduce or have sex with someone (slang)
Examples
ได้ข่าวdâi kàaoได้ข่าวdâi kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)หล่อนlònหล่อนlònshe; herเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1only just now; only now2just; recentlyเลิกกับlêrk gàpเลิกกับlêrk gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])2[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])3not in time; too late4[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpacedไรraiไรrai1rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3mite (tiny arachnid)4(colloq.) what; whichก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affectedหนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young man; youth2young; youthful (male)รูปหล่อrôop lòrรูปหล่อrôop lòr1handsome; good-looking (male)2cast statue; cast image (esp. Buddha/monk figurine)แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaงาบngâapงาบngâap1[to] snap at [sth]; [to] bite [sth]2[to] grab [sth]; [to] steal [sth]; [to] embezzle [sth]3[to] sleep with [sb]ไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
I heard she just broke up with her boyfriend not long ago, and already got snagged by a handsome guy in the neighborhood.
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เธอterต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangผู้ชายpôo chaaiคนนี้kon néeนะnáเขาkăoชอบchôpทำทีเป็นtam tee bpenเข้ามาkâo maaตีสนิทdtee sà-nìtเพื่อpêuuaหวังwăngจะjàงาบngâapพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fít
You have to be careful with this guy; he likes to pretend to be friendly hoping to seduce the new employees in the office.
ดาราdaa-raaหนุ่มnùmคนkonนั้นnánมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangเรื่องrêuuangความkwaamเจ้าชู้jâo chúuใครkraiเผลอplĕrไปbpaiหลงคารมlŏng kaa-romรับรองráp rongว่าwâaโดนdohnงาบngâapทุกtúkรายraai
That young actor is notorious for being a playboy; anyone who carelessly falls for his smooth talk is guaranteed to get seduced.
วงการwong gaanนี้néeมันmanแคบkâepเรื่องrêuuangเสี่ยsìiaกำมะลอgam-mà-loที่têeตระเวนdtrà-weenงาบngâapพริตตี้prít-dtêeแลกกับlâek gàpการซื้อgaan séuของแบรนด์เนมkŏng braen naymให้hâiเลยloieกลายเป็นglaai bpenทอล์กtókออฟòpเดdayอะàทาวน์taaoชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keun
This industry is small, so the story of the fake sugar daddy going around seducing pretties in exchange for buying them brand-name goods became the talk of the town overnight.