รบกวน
róp-guuanMeanings
1VerbA2
bother; disturb; inconvenience
to trouble, disturb, or cause inconvenience to someone
Examples
เสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-doorรบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuan1bother; disturb; inconvenience2may I ask (polite preface)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The loud noise from the next room really disturbs me.
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Sorry for calling late; I didn’t want to bother you.
The strong paint smell bothers people in the house until they get headaches.
การซ่อมแซมgaan-sɔ̂m-sɛɛmตอนเช้าตรู่dtɔɔn-cháo-dtrùuรบกวนróp-guuanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
Early-morning repairs disturb the neighbors and keep them from sleeping.
2VerbB1
may I ask (polite preface)
used politely to preface a request or ask for help (e.g., รบกวนช่วย… ‘may I trouble you to…’)
Examples
รบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuan1bother; disturb; inconvenience2may I ask (polite preface)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)หน้าต่างnâa-dtàangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang1window2window (computing)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
May I trouble you to open the window, please?
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รบกวนróp-guuanบอกทางbɔ̀ɔk-taangไปbpaiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiให้hâiฉันchǎnหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáครับkrápผมpǒmไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iคุ้นkúnแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níi
Could I trouble you to tell me the way to the train station? I'm not familiar with this area.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiเป็นbpenการรบกวนgaan-róp-guuanเกินไปgəən-bpaiรบกวนróp-guuanช่วยchûuaiตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat-èek-gà-sǎanนี้níiให้hâiด้วยdûuaiนะคะná-ká
If it’s not too much trouble, may I ask you to check this document?
รบกวนróp-guuanช่วยchûuaiเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanประชุมbprà-chumเป็นbpenบ่ายbàaiสองsɔ̌ɔngแทนtɛɛnได้ไหมdâai-mǎiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakเช้านี้cháao-níiมีmiiเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ən
Could I trouble you to reschedule the meeting to 2 p.m., as there’s an emergency this morning?
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
róp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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กวนguuanกวนguuan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] cook down by stirring; stir until thick[to] stir; mix by stirringPart 2
รบกวนróp-guuanรบกวนróp-guuanbother; disturb; inconveniencebother; disturb; inconvenienceWord