รับน้อง(ráp nóng)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] welcome freshmen; hold initiation
To run activities that welcome and orient new students or members, sometimes including initiation-style events.
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)ๆ-จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รับน้องráp nóngรับน้องráp nóng1[to] welcome freshmen; hold initiation2freshman welcome; initiation activitiesสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)และláeและláeand (coordinating)กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; eventแนะนำnáe-namแนะนำnáe-nam1[to] recommend2[to] advise; give guidance3[to] brief; orient4[to] introduce [sb]คณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3classifier: groups/delegations/troupes4committee; board (as a body)
This year the seniors will run a three-day orientation for new students, with games and activities introducing the faculty.
2NounB2
freshman welcome; initiation activities
Events or a program held by seniors or existing members to introduce newcomers to the group, culture, or traditions.
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearชมรมchom-romชมรมchom-romclub; associationจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)รับน้องráp nóngรับน้องráp nóng1[to] welcome freshmen; hold initiation2freshman welcome; initiation activitiesแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleอบอุ่นòp ùnอบอุ่นòp ùn1warm (temperature)2warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)3[to] warm; keep warmมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)ทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàkทำความรู้จักtam kwaam róo-jàk[to] get to know [sb/sth]; [to] make an acquaintanceและláeและláeand (coordinating)พาทัวร์paa tuuaพาทัวร์paa tuua1take someone on a tour; show around2give a tour (figurative, online)มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
This year the club held a warm welcome program with icebreaker games and a campus tour.
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รับน้องráp nóngรับน้องráp nóng[to] welcome freshmen; hold initiation