รูปธรรม(rôop-bpà-tam)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
concrete; tangible
specific and observable; able to be clearly identified or measured; tangible (opposite of abstract)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueเป้าหมายbpâo măaiเป้าหมายbpâo măai1target (literal)2objective (business/strategy)3goal; target; aimต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเป็นรูปธรรมbpen rôop-bpà-tamเป็นรูปธรรมbpen rôop-bpà-tamconcrete; tangibleเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)ยอดขายyôt kăaiยอดขายyôt kăai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreover10
If you want the team to understand, the goal must be concrete, such as increasing sales by 10%.
2NounB2
a concrete example
a specific, real instance that clearly illustrates an idea
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàangยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàang[to] give an example; illustrate; citeรูปธรรมrôop-bpà-tamรูปธรรมrôop-bpà-tam1concrete; tangible2a concrete exampleให้เห็นhâi hĕnให้เห็นhâi hĕn[to] show; [to] make [sth] visible; [to] let [sb] seeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแนวคิดnaeo kítแนวคิดnaeo kít1concept; idea; notion2approach; perspective3school of thought; set of ideasเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการออมgaan omการออมgaan om1saving (money)2saving (economics)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการเก็บgaan gèpการเก็บgaan gèp1storage; retention2collection; gathering3harvesting4saving; setting aside (money/resources)5tidying; putting awayเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)วันละwan láวันละwan láper day; each day (rate/frequency)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)
The teacher gave a concrete example, showing that the idea of saving means putting away ten baht a day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
จับต้องได้jàp dtông dâiจับต้องได้jàp dtông dâi1touchable2tangible/concrete (figurative)
- touchable
- tangible/concrete (figurative)
ความเป็นตัวเป็นตนkwaam bpen dtuua bpen dtonความเป็นตัวเป็นตนkwaam bpen dtuua bpen dton1individuality; selfhood; personhood2tangible existence; concrete form
- individuality; selfhood; personhood
- tangible existence; concrete form
Word Breakdown
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รูปธรรมrôop-bpà-tamรูปธรรมrôop-bpà-tamconcrete; tangible