จับผิด
jàp-pìtMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] nitpick; [to] point out faults
to look for and point out mistakes, often in a petty or critical way
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forจับผิดjàp-pìtจับผิดjàp-pìt1[to] nitpick; [to] point out faults2[to] catch [sb] out; [to] expose a lie3fault-finding; nitpicking (behavior)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi1[to] fix; correct; amend2[to] modify; adjust3[to] amend (a law/rule)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ให้ดีhâi-diiให้ดีhâi-dii1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
The teacher doesn’t want to nitpick you, but wants you to improve your work.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpนั่งnângจับjàpผิดคำพูดpìt-kam-pûutของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnจนjonบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiat
He likes to point out others’ mistakes, making the meeting atmosphere tense.
อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛจับผิดjàp-pìtรายละเอียดเล็กน้อยraai-lá-ìiat-lék-nɔ́ɔiจนjonลืมlʉʉmมองmɔɔngภาพรวมpâap-ruuamของkɔ̌ɔngงานngaan
Don’t keep nitpicking minor details to the point of forgetting the overall picture of the work.
การวิจารณ์gaan wí-jaanเชิงสร้างสรรค์cherng sâang sănต่างจากdtàang jàakการจับgaan jàpผิดpìtเพราะpráwอย่างyàangหลังlăngมุ่งmûngตอกย้ำdtòk yámความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiมากกว่าmâak gwàaเสนอทางออกsà-nĕr taang òk
Constructive criticism differs from nitpicking, since the latter focuses on highlighting trivial mistakes rather than offering solutions.
2VerbB2
[to] catch [sb] out; [to] expose a lie
to show that someone is lying or inconsistent by pointing out contradictions or errors
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowโชว์chooโชว์choo1[to] show; display; put on (a show)2show (performance)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)อาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1classifier for weeks2the Sun3week4Sunday (abbr.)5given nameก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedจับผิดjàp-pìtจับผิดjàp-pìt1[to] nitpick; [to] point out faults2[to] catch [sb] out; [to] expose a lie3fault-finding; nitpicking (behavior)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; 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; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกหกgoo-hòkโกหกgoo-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)
When he said he had never been to the sea, but a friend showed photos from last week, everyone caught him lying.
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นักข่าวnák-kàaoถามtǎamคำถามkam-tǎamเดิมdəəmสองsɔ̌ɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับผิดjàp-pìtนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiให้คำตอบhâi-kam-dtɔ̀ɔpไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกันgan
The journalist asked the same question in two ways to expose the politician’s inconsistent answers.
เธอtəəอ้างว่าâang-wâaอยู่yùuประชุมbprà-chumทั้งวันtáng-wanแต่dtɛ̀ɛบัตรผ่านbàt-pàanเข้าkâoตึกdtʉ̀kบันทึกเวลาban-tʉ́k-wee-laaไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongทำให้tam-hâiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaจับผิดjàp-pìtได้dâaiทันทีtan-tii
She claimed she was in meetings all day, but the building access log didn’t match, allowing the boss to catch her out immediately.
ในnaiศาลsǎanทนายจำเลยtá-naai-jam-ləəiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจับผิดjàp-pìtพยานpá-yaanโดยdooiชี้ให้เห็นchíi-hâi-hěnว่าwâaคำให้การkam-hâi-gaanขัดกันเองkàt-gan-eengระหว่างวันrá-wàang-wanเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetและlɛ́วันwanสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuan
In court, the defense lawyer tried to catch the witness out by pointing out contradictions between the testimony on the day of the incident and during the interrogation.
3NounB2
fault-finding; nitpicking (behavior)
the act or tendency of constantly finding faults in others
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จับผิดjàp-pìtจับผิดjàp-pìt1[to] nitpick; [to] point out faults2[to] catch [sb] out; [to] expose a lie3fault-finding; nitpicking (behavior)ลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiattense; strained; stressful
He is a boss who likes to constantly find faults in subordinates, making the team atmosphere tense.
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ถ้าtâaเอาแต่ao dtàeจับผิดjàp pìtกันganเราraoก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiมีใครmee kraiกล้าglâaลองlongทำอะไรtam à-raiใหม่màiๆ-
If we keep nitpicking each other’s faults, no one will dare to try anything new.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumครั้งนี้kráng-níiไม่ใช่mâi-châiเวทีwee-tiiให้hâiจับผิดjàp-pìtกันganแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenโอกาสoo-gàatหาhǎaทางแก้ปัญหาtaang-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaร่วมกันrûuam-gan
This meeting is not a stage for fault-finding, but an opportunity to find solutions together.
เธอtəəเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaจากjàakการอยู่gaan-yùuกับgàpคนkonที่tîiคอยจับผิดkɔɔi-jàp-pìtทุกtúkลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jaiจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmขาดkàatความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eeng
She is exhausted from being around people who constantly find faults in her every move, to the point that she’s losing self-confidence.
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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ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-wrong; incorrectPart 2
จับผิดjàp-pìtจับผิดjàp-pìt[to] nitpick; [to] point out faults[to] nitpick; [to] point out faultsWord