รับมา

ráp-maa

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] receive; take delivery of; accept from elsewhere

to receive or accept someone or something from a source, with มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker indicating movement or transfer toward the recipient or a relevant reference point

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)มาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛo[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!
Mom has received the money (and has it now).
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คุณkunได้รับdâi-rápอีเมลii-meenที่tîiผมpǒmส่งไปsòng-bpaiมาmaaรึยังrʉ́-yangครับkráp
Have you received the email I sent yet?
ฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngรับพัสดุráp-pát-sà-dùที่tîiสั่งsàngมาmaaเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiเองeeng
I just received the package I ordered this morning.
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiสั่งจองsàng-jɔɔngไว้wáiมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngร้านráanแล้วlɛ́ɛoเดี๋ยวdǐiaoพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiผมpǒmจะjàแวะไปwɛ́-bpaiรับมาráp-maaอ่านàan
The book I pre-ordered has arrived at the store; I'll stop by tomorrow to pick it up and read it.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ráp

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)[to] receive; getPart 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
รับมาráp-maaรับมาráp-maa[to] receive; take delivery of; accept from elsewhere[to] receive; take delivery of; accept from elsewhereWord

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