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jàp-taangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] get the hang of; figure out how sth works
To come to understand how to do something or how it works, especially after some observation or practice.
Examples
ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaan[to] ride a bicycleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจับทางjàp-taangจับทางjàp-taang1[to] get the hang of; figure out how sth works2[to] read/spot the pattern or strategy; anticipateได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
At first, I couldn't ride a bike at all. Now, I'm starting to get the hang of it.
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พอporทำงานtam ngaanมาmaaได้dâiสักพักsàk pákผมก็pŏm gôrเริ่มrêrmจับทางjàp taangได้dâiว่าwâaต้องdtôngทำอะไรtam à-raiก่อนหลังgòn lăng
After working for a while, I started to get the hang of what needs to be done first.
เกมgeemนี้níiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàยากyâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเล่นlênไปbpaiสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamรอบrɔ̂ɔpก็gɔ̂จะjàเริ่มrə̂əmจับทางjàp-taangได้dâaiเองeeng
This game seems difficult, but after playing a few rounds, you'll start to get the hang of it on your own.
ซอฟต์แวร์sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛตัวdtuuaใหม่màiนี้níiมีmiiฟังก์ชันfang-chânเยอะมากyə́-mâakกว่าgwàaฉันchǎnจะjàจับทางjàp-taangได้dâaiว่าwâaเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láชิ้นchínทำงานtam-ngaanอย่างไรyàang-raiก็gɔ̂ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaไปbpaiหลายlǎaiวันwan
This new software has so many functions; it took me several days to get the hang of how each tool works.
ช่วงแรกๆchûuang râek râekที่têeเปิดbpèrtร้านráanก็gâwขายkăaiไม่ค่อยmâi kôiดีdeeแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeเริ่มrêrmจับทางjàp taangได้แล้วdâai láewว่าwâaลูกค้าlûuk-káaชอบchôpสินค้าsĭn-káaแบบไหนbàep năi
When the shop first opened, sales weren't great, but now we're starting to get on the right track regarding what kind of products customers like.
หลังจากlăng jàakลองผิดลองถูกlong pìt long tòokมาmaaหลายlăaiครั้งkrángในที่สุดnai têe sùtผมก็pŏm gôrเริ่มrêrmจับทางjàp taangได้dâiว่าwâaจะjàเขียนkĭianรายงานraai-ngaanนี้néeยังไงyang ngai
After many trials and errors, I'm finally starting to get on the right track on how to write this report.
ทีมtiimนักการตลาดnák-gaan-dtà-làatกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจับทางjàp-taangให้ได้hâi-dâaiว่าwâaควรจะkuuan-jàโปรโมตสินค้าbproo-môot-sǐn-káaตัวdtuuaใหม่màiผ่านpàanช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangไหนnǎiถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàมีประสิทธิภาพmii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapที่สุดtîi-sùt
The marketing team is trying to identify the right approach for which channel would be most effective to promote the new product.
พอporเริ่มrêrmจับทางjàp taangในnaiการบริหารจัดการgaan bò-rí-hăan-jàt-gaanชีวิตchee-wítตัวเองdtuua engได้dâiอะไรๆà-rai à-raiก็gâwดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàเข้าที่เข้าทางkâo têe kâo taangมากขึ้นmâak kêun
Once you start to get on the right track with managing your own life, everything seems to fall into place more.
2VerbB2
[to] read/spot the pattern or strategy; anticipate
To detect and understand someone’s or something’s method, pattern, or strategy so that you can predict what will happen next.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เทนนิสten-nítเทนนิสten-níttennisกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เขาบ่kăo bòrอยoiอยoiThai Food and Drug Administration (abbr.)ๆ-ผมก็pŏm gôrเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจับทางjàp taangจับทางjàp taang1[to] get the hang of; figure out how sth works2[to] read/spot the pattern or strategy; anticipateได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เสิร์ฟsèrpเสิร์ฟsèrp1[to] serve (food/drinks)2[to] serve (sports)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)
After playing tennis with him often, I started to figure out his pattern of which corner he likes to serve to.
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ฉันchǎnจับทางjàp-taangแม่mɛ̂ɛได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoว่าwâaถ้าtâaอยากyàakขอkɔ̌ɔอะไรà-raiต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiคุยkuiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiท่านtânกำลังgam-langดูduuละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องโปรดrʉ̂ʉang-bpròot
I've figured out my mom's pattern: if I want to ask for something, I have to talk to her while she's watching her favorite drama series.
นักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจับทางjàp-taangของkɔ̌ɔngฆาตกรต่อเนื่องkâat-dtà-gɔɔn-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangจากjàakรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpการก่อเหตุgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-hèetในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láครั้งkráng
The detective tried to understand the serial killer's method from the pattern of the crime in each incident.
คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมักจะmák-jàออกɔ̀ɔkโปรโมชั่นbproo-moo-chânใหม่màiทุกtúkต้นdtônไตรมาสdtrai-mâatพอpɔɔเราraoจับทางjàp-taangเขาkǎoได้dâaiเราraoก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉได้dâaiทันtan
Our business competitor usually launches a new promotion at the beginning of each quarter. Once we figured out their pattern, we could plan our response in time.
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)7[to] settle on; stick to a surface[to] hold; graspPart 1
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ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 2
จับทางjàp-taangจับทางjàp-taang[to] get the hang of; figure out how sth works[to] get the hang of; figure out how sth worksWord