จับตา
jàp-dtaaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] keep an eye on; watch closely
To observe someone or something carefully and continuously; to monitor closely.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)จับตาjàp-dtaaจับตาjàp-dtaa1[to] keep an eye on; watch closely2[to be] eye-catching; pleasing to the eyeนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilที่นั่งtîi-nângที่นั่งtîi-nâng1seat; place to sit2seat (classifier)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítclosely
The teacher closely watches the student sitting in the back of the room.
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The doctor told the nurse to keep a close watch on the patient’s condition throughout the night.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiจับตาjàp-dtaaการไหลgaan-lǎiของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำnáamในnaiเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganน้ำnáamล้นlón
Officials are monitoring the water flow in the dam to prevent overflow.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiจับตาjàp-dtaaความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam-bplìian-bplɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunแบบเรียลไทม์bɛ̀ɛp-riian-taiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaสัญญาณsǎn-yaanความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
Researchers monitor changes in the data in real time to detect signs of anomalies.
2AdjectiveB2
[to be] eye-catching; pleasing to the eye
To be visually attractive or striking; to catch and please the eye.
Examples
ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalistบานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] spread out; [to] flare outward3wide; flared4[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจับตาjàp-dtaaจับตาjàp-dtaa1[to] keep an eye on; watch closely2[to be] eye-catching; pleasing to the eyeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]
Yellow flowers were blooming throughout the garden, and the sight was so strikingly beautiful that I had to stop and take a photo.
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เธอtəəใส่sàiชุดchútผ้าไหมpâa-mǎiสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngที่tîiสวยsǔuaiจับตาjàp-dtaaทุกคนtúk-konจึงjʉngชมchomว่าwâaเธอtəəเลือกชุดlʉ̂ʉak-chútได้ดีdâai-dii
She wore a strikingly beautiful red silk outfit, and everyone complimented her choice.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงsɛ̌ɛngยามเย็นyaam-yenตกกระทบdtòk-grà-tópยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngภาพpâapตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaก็gɔ̂งามngaamจับตาjàp-dtaaราวกับraao-gàpภาพวาดpâap-wâat
When the evening light fell on the golden spire of the chedi, the scene became as strikingly beautiful as a painting.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàใช้cháiสีsǐiเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi-gìiสีsǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛลวดลายlûuat-laaiที่tîiจัดวางjàt-waangอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiผ้าทอpâa-tɔɔผืนpʉ̌ʉnนี้níiสวยsǔuaiจับตาjàp-dtaaโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngประดับbprà-dàpอะไรà-raiเพิ่มpə̂əm
Although it uses only a few colors, the carefully arranged patterns make this woven cloth strikingly beautiful without any additional decoration.
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
จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)[to] hold; graspPart 1
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จับตาjàp-dtaaจับตาjàp-dtaa[to] keep an eye on; watch closely[to] keep an eye on; watch closelyWord