ปฏิภาณ(bpà-dtì-paan)

Meanings

1NounB2

wit; quick thinking; ready reply

Quick wit; the ability to think and respond fast and appropriately, especially in speech.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปฏิภาณbpà-dtì-paanปฏิภาณbpà-dtì-paanwit; quick thinking; ready replyดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăam1[to] answer [a question]2[to] take questions; field questionsยากๆyâak yâakยากๆyâak yâak1difficult (various); the hard ones2rather/quite difficult; somewhat tricky (emphatic)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
He has very good quick wit; he can answer difficult questions immediately.

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