รับแขก(ráp kàek)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] receive; welcome guests/visitors

to receive, welcome, or attend to guests or visitors; to entertain guests

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àat1[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] clean2[to] do cleaningบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรับแขกráp kàekรับแขกráp kàek1[to] receive; welcome guests/visitors2[to] take clients (sex work)
Tomorrow, Mom will clean the house to receive guests.
2VerbC1

[to] take clients (sex work)

to accept or serve clients as a sex worker (euphemistic)

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ซุบซิบsúp-sípซุบซิบsúp-síp1[to] whisper; gossip2[to] gossip3gossip; whispersกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; adult female (person)2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyเปิดบ้านbpèrt bâanเปิดบ้านbpèrt bâan1open house2[to] host an open houseรับแขกráp kàekรับแขกráp kàek1[to] receive; welcome guests/visitors2[to] take clients (sex work)ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
The villagers gossip that that woman secretly opens her house to serve clients at night.

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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แขกkàekแขกkàek1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)Part 2
รับแขกráp kàekรับแขกráp kàek[to] receive; welcome guests/visitors