งาบ
ngâapMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] snap at [sth]; [to] bite [sth]
to bite, snap at, or catch something quickly with the mouth
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; 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-nʉ́ʉaชิ้นเนื้อchín-nʉ́ʉa1piece/cut of meat2tissue sample; biopsy specimenที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกลงdtòk-longตกลงdtòk-long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns outบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; 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.
จระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeนอนnɔɔnนิ่งสนิทnîng-sà-nìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàงาบngâapเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaที่มาtîi-maaกินน้ำgin-náamริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìng
The crocodile lay completely still, waiting for the opportunity to snap at the prey drinking water by the riverbank.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiฉันchǎnโยนyoonเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiน้ำnáamปลาbplaaตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngเข้าkâoงาบngâapอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] fire; dismiss; expel (from a job, school, or organization)2[to] throw/drive out (from a place)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeงาบngâapงาบngâap1[to] snap at [sth]; [to] bite [sth]2[to] grab [sth]; [to] steal [sth]; [to] embezzle [sth]3[to] sleep with [sb]เงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
He was fired because he was caught embezzling the company's money.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtแอบɛ̀ɛpงาบngâapงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสร้างsâangถนนtà-nǒnเข้าkâoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoตัวเองdtuua-eengไปbpaiหลายล้านlǎai-láanบาทbàat
Corrupt politicians secretly skimmed millions of baht from the road construction budget into their own pockets.
การสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanที่tîiกำลังgam-langดำเนินการdam-nəən-gaanอยู่yùuเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnว่าwâaมีmiiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔungหลายคนlǎai-konร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganงาบngâapเงินngənช่วยเหลือผู้ประสบภัยchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa-pûu-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
ได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoได้ข่าวdâai-kàao[to] hear (that); [to] receive newsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeหล่อนlɔ̀ɔnหล่อนlɔ̀ɔnshe; herเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyเลิกกับlə̂ək-gàpเลิกกับlə̂ək-gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)หนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youthรูปหล่อrûup-lɔ̀ɔรูปหล่อrûup-lɔ̀ɔ1handsome; good-looking (male)2cast statue; cast image (esp. Buddha/monk figurine)แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-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-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[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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เธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangผู้ชายpûu-chaaiคนนี้kon-níiนะnáเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำทีเป็นtam-tii-bpenเข้ามาkâo-maaตีสนิทdtii-sà-nìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngจะjàงาบngâapพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-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-raaหนุ่มnùmคนkonนั้นnánมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความkwaamเจ้าชู้jâo-chúuใครkraiเผลอplə̌əไปbpaiหลงคารมlǒng-kaa-romรับรองráp-rɔɔngว่าwâaโดนdoonงาบngâapทุกtúkรายraai
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.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngâap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |