จับใจความ
jàp jai kwaam
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] grasp the main idea
to understand the key point or main idea of spoken or written information
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[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)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)จับใจความjàp jai kwaamจับใจความjàp jai kwaam1[to] extract the gist; summarize2[to] grasp the main ideaได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher spoke very fast; I listened and understood the main point that we have homework tomorrow.
2NounB2
[to] extract the gist; summarize
to identify and state the essential meaning or gist; sometimes to summarize briefly
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofบทความbòt kwaamบทความbòt kwaamarticle; essayยาวๆyaao yaaoยาวๆyaao yaao1for a long time; continuously (informal)2at length; in great detail (informal)3keep it going; more of the same (colloq. exhortation)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeไม่นานmâi naanไม่นานmâi naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for long3recently; not long agoก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจับใจความjàp jai kwaamจับใจความjàp jai kwaam1[to] extract the gist; summarize2[to] grasp the main ideaและláeและláeand (coordinating)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
After reading the long article, he quickly grasped the gist and summarized it for his friend.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
จับประเด็นjàp bprà-denจับประเด็นjàp bprà-den[to] grasp the main point; identify the key issue
[to] grasp the main point; identify the key issue
จับสาระjàp săa-ráจับสาระjàp săa-rá1[to] extract key points2[to] steer toward substance3[to] grasp the gist
- [to] extract key points
- [to] steer toward substance
- [to] grasp the gist
จับอรรถjàp àtจับอรรถjàp àt[to] grasp the meaning
[to] grasp the meaning
ได้ใจความdâi jai kwaamได้ใจความdâi jai kwaam1[to] grasp the main point; get the gist2coherent; understandable
- [to] grasp the main point; get the gist
- coherent; understandable
เอาใจความao jai kwaamเอาใจความao jai kwaam1[to] get the gist; extract the main idea2[to] summarize the gist
- [to] get the gist; extract the main idea
- [to] summarize the gist
Word Breakdown
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จับใจความjàp jai kwaamจับใจความjàp jai kwaam[to] grasp the main idea