ชะแว๊ป

chá-wáep

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] sneak away quickly; [to] pop in briefly

to sneak away quickly for a short time, or to appear and disappear in a flash

Examples

เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forชะแว๊ปchá-wáepชะแว๊ปchá-wáep1[to] sneak away quickly; [to] pop in briefly2in a flash; suddenlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallข้างล่างkâang lâangข้างล่างkâang lâang1below; downstairs2lower part; downstairs areaแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
I'll just pop out to buy a coffee at the shop downstairs for a bit, okay?
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เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเห็นhĕnเขาkăoชะแว๊ปchá-wáepไปbpaiทางtaangหลังร้านlăng ráanไม่รู้mâi rúuว่าwâaไปbpaiทำอะไรtam à-rai
Just now I saw him slip away to the back of the store; I don't know what he's doing.
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang têeเจ้านายjâo naaiไม่อยู่mâi yòoในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítพวกเราpûuak raoก็เลยgôr loeiแอบàepชะแว๊ปchá-wáepไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lênที่têeห้างhâang
While the boss was not in the office, we secretly slipped away for a stroll at the mall.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanคนkonนั้นnánชอบchôpชะแว๊ปchá-wáepไปbpaiสูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèeบ่อยๆbòi bòiตอนที่dton têeลูกค้าlûuk-káaเต็มdtemร้านráan
That employee often likes to slip away to smoke a cigarette when the store is full of customers.
2AdverbB2

in a flash; suddenly

happening very quickly, suddenly, or in a flash

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเงาngaoเงาngao1shadow2reflection; image3shade; dimness; darkness4glossy; shiny5silhouette; outline6trace; hint7follower; doubleใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.เดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)หน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชะแว๊ปchá-wáepชะแว๊ปchá-wáep1[to] sneak away quickly; [to] pop in briefly2in a flash; suddenlyนึงneungนึงneungone (colloquial)
I turned and saw someone's shadow pass by the window in a flash.
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เมื่อกี้mêuua géeมีmeeมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiขับตัดหน้าkàp dtàt nâaรถrótเราraoไปbpaiชะแว๊ปchá-wáepเดียวdiiaoเกือบgèuapชนchonแล้วláeo
Just now a motorcycle cut in front of our car in a flash, we almost crashed.
ความคิดkwaam kítดีๆdee deeมักจะmák jàโผล่ขึ้นมาplòh kêun maaในnaiหัวhŭuaแค่kâeชะแว๊ปchá-wáepเดียวdiiaoถ้าtâaไม่รีบmâi rêepจดไว้jòt wáiก็gâwจะjàลืมleuum
Good ideas usually pop up in your head for just a split second; if you don't quickly write them down, you'll forget them.
ตอนdtonนั่งnângรถไฟrót faiก็gâwนั่งnângดูวิวdoo wioเพลินๆplern-plernแต่dtàeพอporตึกdtèukสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiผ่านไปpàan bpaiชะแว๊ปchá-wáepเดียวdiiaoก็gâwถ่ายรูปtàai rôopไม่ทันmâi tanแล้วláeo
While sitting on the train, I was enjoying the view, but when the beautiful buildings passed by in a flash, I couldn't take a picture in time.