รับไหว
ráp-wǎiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be able to handle/accept [sth]
to be capable of taking, bearing, or coping with something (e.g., workload, responsibility, news, impact)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentงานเยอะngaan-yə́งานเยอะngaan-yə́a lot of work; busy (with work)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รับไหวráp-wǎiรับไหวráp-wǎi[to] be able to handle/accept [sth]หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
There's so much work today. I can't handle it alone.
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ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเขาkǎoได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทันทีtan-tiiเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàรับไม่ไหวráp-mâi-wǎi
When he heard the bad news, he cried immediately, as if he couldn't bear it.
Have another piece! / No, I can't. I'm so full, I can't take any more.
ทั้งtángปัญหาbpan-hǎaเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanและlɛ́เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiรุมเร้าrum-ráoเข้ามาkâo-maaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengใกล้glâiจะjàรับไม่ไหวráp-mâi-wǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
With both work and family problems piling on at the same time, I feel like I'm about to not be able to cope anymore.
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
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 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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รับไหวráp-wǎiรับไหวráp-wǎi[to] be able to handle/accept [sth][to] be able to handle/accept [sth]Word