รับประทาน

ráp-bprà-taan

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)

to eat; used in polite or formal speech, including honorific use toward elders, guests, or referring to royalty

Examples

เชิญchernเชิญchern1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)รับประทานráp-bprà-taanรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)2[to] drink (polite/formal; honorific)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Please enjoy your meal.
2NounA2

[to] drink (polite/formal; honorific)

to drink; used in polite or formal speech, including honorific use toward elders, guests, or referring to royalty

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รับประทานráp-bprà-taanรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)2[to] drink (polite/formal; honorific)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal)น้ำชาnám chaaน้ำชาnám chaa1tea (beverage)2(not a classifier)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Grandma, would you like to drink some tea first?
3NounB1

[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal)

to take medicine in a polite or formal register

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]รับประทานยาráp-bprà-taan yaaรับประทานยาráp-bprà-taan yaa[to] take medicine (formal/polite)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsวันละwan láวันละwan láper day; each day (rate/frequency)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)
The doctor told me to take the medicine after meals twice a day.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearPart 1
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ประทานbprà-taanประทานbprà-taan1[to] bestow; [to] grant (honorific/formal)2bestowed; granted (honorific/formal)Part 2
รับประทานráp-bprà-taanรับประทานráp-bprà-taan[to] eat (polite/formal; honorific)