จับได้
jàp-dâaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)
to seize or capture someone or something; to succeed in catching
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[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 surfaceผู้ร้ายpûu-ráaiผู้ร้ายpûu-ráai1criminal; offender; perpetrator2villain (in stories)3culprit (figurative)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Yesterday, the police caught the criminal.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàจับjàpผีเสื้อpǐi-sʉ̂ʉaตัวนั้นdtuua-nánแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiมันmanก็gɔ̂บินbinหนีไปnǐi-bpai
He tried to catch that butterfly, but in the end, it flew away.
ดีใจdii-jaiจังเลยjang-ləəiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเราraoก็gɔ̂จับjàpหนูnǔuที่tîiวิ่งwîngอยู่ในyùu-naiครัวkruuaได้dâaiสักทีsàk-tii
I'm so glad! We finally managed to catch the mouse that was running around in the kitchen.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakการไล่ล่าgaan-lâi-lâaอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naanในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatจับตัวjàp-dtuuaผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiที่tîiหลบหนีlòp-nǐiได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
After a long pursuit, the officers were finally able to successfully capture the escaped suspect.
2VerbB2
[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)
to discover someone's misdeed or secret, often by catching them red‑handed
Examples
ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)จับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสามีsăa-meeสามีsăa-meehusband (formal/neutral)แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏngไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏng[to] go shoppingเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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.)
The wife caught her husband secretly using money to buy toys.
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He was caught by his mom for secretly skipping class to play games.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำตัวtam-dtuuaปกติbpòk-gà-dtìแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂จับjàpพิรุธpí-rútได้dâaiจากjàakสายตาsǎai-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
No matter how normally he tried to act, I could detect his deceit from his eyes.
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtแผนการทุจริตpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-tút-jà-rìtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukเปิดโปงbpə̀ət-bpoongเพราะprɔ́มีmiiคนวงในkon-wong-naiนำnamหลักฐานlàk-tǎanมาmaaให้hâiจนjonจับได้jàp-dâaiคาหนังคาเขาkaa-nǎng-kaa-kǎo
His corruption scheme was finally exposed because an insider provided evidence, leading to him being caught red-handed.
3VerbB2
[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)
To obtain a particular card, number, or other outcome by drawing lots, as in a lottery or military draft.
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesจับสลากjàp-sà-làakจับสลากjàp-sà-làak[to] draw lots; choose by lotteryของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentปีใหม่bpii-màiปีใหม่bpii-mài1New Year (holiday/season)2the new year (time period)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)พอดีเลยpɔɔ-dii-ləəiพอดีเลยpɔɔ-dii-ləəijust right; perfect
During the New Year's gift exchange raffle, I happened to draw the gift I wanted.
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ในnaiงานเลี้ยงบริษัทngaan-líiang-bɔɔ-rí-sàtใครkraiจะjàจับได้jàp-dâaiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiที่สุดtîi-sùtนะná
At the company party, I wonder who will draw the biggest prize.
เขาkǎoโล่งใจlôong-jaiมากmâakที่tîiจับได้jàp-dâaiใบbaiดำdamตอนdtɔɔnเกณฑ์ทหารgeen-tá-hǎanเลยləəiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเป็นbpenทหารtá-hǎan
He was so relieved that he drew a black card during the military draft, so he didn't have to serve.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnรอบrɔ̂ɔpต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láทีมtiimจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngส่งsòngตัวแทนdtuua-tɛɛnมาmaaจับสลากjàp-sà-làakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตัดสินdtàt-sǐnว่าwâaจะได้jà-dâaiแข่งkɛ̀ngกับgàpใครkrai
For the next round of the competition, each team must send a representative to draw lots to determine who they will compete against.
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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ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 2
จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)Word