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róo tan

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)

to quickly grasp someone’s real intention or what is going on so you are not deceived

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้ทันróo tanรู้ทันróo tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] notice in time (mindfulness)3[to] anticipate; keep abreast/stay ahead ofเสียก่อนsĭia gònเสียก่อนsĭia gònfirst; beforehand (do this before something else)
He tried to trick me, but I saw through his intention first.
2NounB2

[to] anticipate; keep abreast/stay ahead of

to anticipate and keep up with or outsmart someone/something (e.g., plans, trends, tricks)

Examples

ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรู้ทันróo tanรู้ทันróo tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] notice in time (mindfulness)3[to] anticipate; keep abreast/stay ahead ofเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yeeเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yee1technology2tech; technological systemsใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2very new; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jà1in order to; so as to (purpose before a verb)2so that; in order that (introduces a purpose clause)แข่งขันkàeng kǎnแข่งขันkàeng kǎn1[to] compete; contest2[to] hold a competition; stage a contestกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Our business needs to keep up with new technology in order to compete with rivals.
3NounC1

[to] notice in time (mindfulness)

to become aware of a mental state or event right as it arises so it does not dominate or mislead you

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptรู้ทันróo tanรู้ทันróo tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] notice in time (mindfulness)3[to] anticipate; keep abreast/stay ahead ofอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!
When I get angry, I have to try to be aware of my own emotion so I don't accidentally say something bad.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เท่าทันtâo tanเท่าทันtâo tan1keep up with; keep pace with2[to] see through in time; be alert to3match; be on par with
  • keep up with; keep pace with
  • [to] see through in time; be alert to
  • match; be on par with
รู้แกวróo gaeoรู้แกวróo gaeo1[to] see through [sb's] trick; [to] know what [sb] is up to2[to] be savvy; [to] know the ropes; [to] be in the know
  • [to] see through [sb's] trick; [to] know what [sb] is up to
  • [to] be savvy; [to] know the ropes; [to] be in the know
ทันเกมtan gemทันเกมtan gem1be on top of things2keep up; stay ahead
  • be on top of things
  • keep up; stay ahead
รู้เท่าทันróo tâo tanรู้เท่าทันróo tâo tan1[to] be aware of; keep abreast of2[to] see through; not be fooled by
  • [to] be aware of; keep abreast of
  • [to] see through; not be fooled by
จับทางjàp taangจับทางjàp taang1[to] get the hang of; figure out how sth works2[to] read/spot the pattern or strategy; anticipate3[to] find the right track/approach
  • [to] get the hang of; figure out how sth works
  • [to] read/spot the pattern or strategy; anticipate
  • [to] find the right track/approach

Word Breakdown

รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnPart 1
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ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see throughPart 2
รู้ทันróo tanรู้ทันróo tan[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)