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jàp săa-rá

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] grasp the gist

To understand the essential idea or main point of something.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)จับสาระjàp săa-ráจับสาระjàp săa-rá1[to] extract key points2[to] steer toward substance3[to] grasp the gistไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
He spoke very quickly, so I couldn't really get the main point.
2NounB2

[to] extract key points

To identify and pull out the important or substantive parts from information or discussion.

Examples

ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จับสาระjàp săa-ráจับสาระjàp săa-rá1[to] extract key points2[to] steer toward substance3[to] grasp the gistจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfยาวๆyaao yaaoยาวๆyaao yaao1for a long time; continuously (informal)2at length; in great detail (informal)3keep it going; more of the same (colloq. exhortation)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den săm-kanประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den săm-kanmain point; key issue
After listening to the meeting for half an hour, I could extract only two important points from that long report.
3NounC1

[to] steer toward substance

To guide talk or work toward substantive matters; to bring out meaningful content.

Examples

ที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2the assembly; the body3meeting venue/roomคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkวนไปวนมาwon bpai won maaวนไปวนมาwon bpai won maa1repeatedly; in circles; over and over (colloq.)2[to] go round and round; [to] keep circling/repeatingผู้อำนวยการpôo am-nuuay gaanผู้อำนวยการpôo am-nuuay gaan1director; head; chief; superintendent2principal (school)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]จับสาระjàp săa-ráจับสาระjàp săa-rá1[to] extract key points2[to] steer toward substance3[to] grasp the gistให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitกลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเข้าประเด็นkâo bprà-denเข้าประเด็นkâo bprà-den[to] get to the pointงานหลักngaan làkงานหลักngaan làkmain job; primary work
The meeting kept going in circles, so the director asked to steer it back to the main work topics.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)Part 1
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สาระsăa-ráสาระsăa-rá1substance; essence2content (educational)3key point; gistPart 2
จับสาระjàp săa-ráจับสาระjàp săa-rá[to] grasp the gist