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jàp-kûuMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pair up; pair off
To form or become a pair with someone or something.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจับคู่jàp-kûuจับคู่jàp-kûu1[to] pair up; pair off2[to] pair; match [sb/sth]3[to] mate; form a mating pairกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Let's pair up to do the report.
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พิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnให้hâiผู้เข้าแข่งขันpûu-kâo-kɛ̀ng-kǎnจับคู่jàp-kûuกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเล่นเกมlên-geemต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The host asked the contestants to pair up for the next game.
ในnaiกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamนี้níiนักเรียนnák-riianต้องdtɔ̂ngจับคู่กับjàp-kûu-gàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคุยด้วยkui-dûuai
In this activity, students have to pair up with a classmate they've never spoken to.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหญ่yàiครั้งนี้kráng-níiอาจารย์aa-jaanให้hâiนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaต่างdtàangสาขาsǎa-kǎaจับคู่jàp-kûuกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianมุมมองmum-mɔɔngที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang
For this major project, the professor had students from different faculties pair up to exchange different perspectives.
2VerbB1
[to] pair; match [sb/sth]
To put people or things into pairs that correspond or go together (e.g., matching items on a worksheet).
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilจับคู่jàp-kûuจับคู่jàp-kûu1[to] pair up; pair off2[to] pair; match [sb/sth]3[to] mate; form a mating pairคำศัพท์kam-sàpคำศัพท์kam-sàpvocabulary; word; termกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)รูปภาพrûup-pâapรูปภาพrûup-pâappicture; image
The teacher had the students match the vocabulary words with the pictures.
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ช่วยchûuaiฉันchǎnจับคู่jàp-kûuถุงเท้าtǔng-táaoพวกนี้pûuak-níiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiหาhǎaอีกìikข้างkâangไม่เจอmâi-jəəเลยləəi
Can you help me match these socks? I can't find the other ones at all.
เกมgeemนี้níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-ganจับคู่jàp-kûuการ์ดgáatที่tîiมีmiiภาพเหมือนpâap-mʉ̌ʉanกันganให้hâiเร็วreoที่สุดtîi-sùt
In this game, we have to compete to match the cards with identical pictures as quickly as possible.
นักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจับคู่jàp-kûuลายนิ้วมือlaai-níu-mʉʉที่tîiพบpópในnaiที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèetกับgàpฐานข้อมูลtǎan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi
The detective is trying to match the fingerprints found at the crime scene with the suspect database.
3VerbB2
[to] mate; form a mating pair
Of animals, to form a pair for mating, often for breeding purposes.
Examples
นกพิราบnók-pí-râapนกพิราบnók-pí-râappigeonจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจับคู่jàp-kûuจับคู่jàp-kûu1[to] pair up; pair off2[to] pair; match [sb/sth]3[to] mate; form a mating pairกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-plìฤดูใบไม้ผลิrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-plìspring (season); springtime
Pigeons will start to pair up for mating in the spring.
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นกเงือกnók-ngʉ̂ʉakเป็นที่รู้จักกันดีbpen-tîi-rúu-jàk-gan-diiว่าwâaมันmanจะjàจับคู่jàp-kûuเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wít
Hornbills are well known for pairing up with only one mate for life.
เมื่อmêuuaนกnókอัลบาทbàatรอrorสsจับคู่jàp kôoกันganแล้วláeoพวกมันpûuak manจะjàสร้างsâangรังrangและláeดูแลdoo laeลูกนกlôok nókด้วยกันdûuai gan
Once albatrosses have paired up, they will build a nest and take care of their chicks together.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูผสมพันธุ์rʉ́-duu-pà-sǒm-panกวางgwaangตัวผู้dtuua-pûuจะjàต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuกันganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งชิงyɛ̂ɛng-chingสิทธิ์sìtในnaiการgaanจับคู่กับjàp-kûu-gàpตัวเมียdtuua-miia
During the mating season, male deer will fight each other for the right to pair up with females.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchpair; couplePart 2
จับคู่jàp-kûuจับคู่jàp-kûu[to] pair up; pair off[to] pair up; pair offWord