ฉับไว
chàp-waiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
quick; swift
very fast and immediate in action or response; swift.
Examples
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanemployee; staff member; workerตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตอบdtɔ̀ɔp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)แชตchɛ́tแชตchɛ́t1[to] chat; [to] text (online)2chat; text chatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerฉับไวchàp-waiฉับไวchàp-waiquick; swiftมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสั่งซื้อsàng-sʉ́ʉสั่งซื้อsàng-sʉ́ʉ[to] order; place an orderทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
The staff replied to the chat very swiftly, so I ordered right away.
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เขาkăoตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiได้dâiฉับไวchàp waiเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnโอกาสดีoh-gàat deeๆ-ไม่mâiปล่อยให้bplòi hâiหลุดมือlùt meu
He makes swift decisions when he sees good opportunities and doesn’t let them slip away.
ทีมแพทย์tiim-pɛ̂ɛtทำงานtam-ngaanฉับไวchàp-waiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛมาmaaรับrápผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngส่งsòngเข้าkâoห้องฉุกเฉินhɔ̂ng-chùk-chə̌ən
The medical team worked swiftly from picking up the patient to admitting them to the ER.
ฝ่ายสนับสนุนfàai-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnให้คำตอบhâi-kam-dtɔ̀ɔpฉับไวchàp-waiและlɛ́ตรงประเด็นdtrong-bprà-denทำให้tam-hâiปัญหาbpan-hǎaถูกtùukแก้gɛ̂ɛทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
Support provided swift and to-the-point responses, allowing the issue to be resolved 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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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
ฉับchàpฉับchàp1snap!; slash!; chop! (sharp sudden sound)2swift; sudden; abrupt3swiftly; suddenly; abruptlysnap!; slash!; chop! (sharp sudden sound)Part 1
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ไวwaiไวwai1fast; quick; rapid2early; soon; ahead of time3sensitive; reactivefast; quick; rapidPart 2
ฉับไวchàp-waiฉับไวchàp-waiquick; swiftquick; swiftWord