ปรับตัว(bpràp dtuua)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] adapt; adjust (oneself)
to change one’s behavior, mindset, or way of working to suit new conditions, environments, or situations
Examples
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaปรับตัวbpràp dtuua1[to] adapt; adjust (oneself)2[to] acclimatizeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ระบบงานrá-bòp ngaanระบบงานrá-bòp ngaan1work system; workflow2business/functional system (IT/application)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporation
New employees must adapt to the company’s work system.
2VerbB2
[to] acclimatize
to gradually become used to a new climate, place, or social/cultural setting
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòoย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòo[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)เชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ๆ-ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeสักพักsàk pákสักพักsàk pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileกว่าจะgwàa jàกว่าจะgwàa jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaปรับตัวbpràp dtuua1[to] adapt; adjust (oneself)2[to] acclimatizeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อากาศเย็นaa-gàat yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yencool weatherได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
When I first moved to Chiang Mai, it took me a while to adjust to the cold weather.
Word Breakdown
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ปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaปรับตัวbpràp dtuua[to] adapt; adjust (oneself)