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rúu-tanMeanings
1VerbB2
[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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้ทันrúu-tanรู้ทันrúu-tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] keep abreast of; understand developments3[to] notice in time (mindfulness)เสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔnเสียก่อนsǐia-gɔ̀ɔnfirst; beforehand (do this before something else)
He tried to trick me, but I saw through his intention first.
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เวลาwee-laaไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้ทันrúu-tanเล่ห์เหลี่ยมlêe-lìiamของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan-kǎaiไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánอาจจะàat-jàเสียเงินsǐia-ngənโดยdooiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpen
When you go shopping, you have to see through the salespeople's tactics, otherwise you might spend money unnecessarily.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoที่tîiมากประสบการณ์mâak-bprà-sòp-gaanรู้ทันrúu-tanนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàเบี่ยงเบนbìiang-beenประเด็นbprà-den
The experienced reporter immediately saw through the politician's real intention when he tried to deflect the issue.
เธอtəəฉลาดchà-làatมากmâakมันmanยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàรู้ทันrúu-tanว่าwâaเธอtəəคิดkítอะไรà-raiอยู่yùuตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกำลังgam-langเจรจาต่อรองjee-rá-jaa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔng
She's very clever; it's hard to grasp what she's really thinking when she's negotiating.
2VerbB2
[to] keep abreast of; understand developments
to stay informed about and understand changing circumstances or developments well enough to respond effectively or avoid being misled
Examples
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toรู้ทันróo tanรู้ทันróo tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] keep abreast of; understand developments3[to] notice in time (mindfulness)เทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yeeเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yee1technology2technology; technological devices and systemsใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2new; new ones; 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 kǎn[to] compete; contestกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàengcompetitor; rivalได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Our business needs to keep up with new technology in order to compete with rivals.
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คนkonทำการตลาดtam-gaan-dtà-làatต้องdtɔ̂ngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรู้rúuทันกระแสtan-grà-sɛ̌ɛของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokอยู่yùuตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
Marketers must constantly try to keep up with consumer trends.
ในnaiโลกlôokธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่รู้mâi-rúuทันtanการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดdtà-làatคุณkunก็gɔ̂จะjàถูกtùukทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiข้างหลังkâang-lǎng
In today's business world, if you don't anticipate and keep up with market changes, you will be left behind.
โค้ชkóotฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรู้ทันrúu-tanกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútของkɔ̌ɔngทีมตรงข้ามtiim-dtrong-kâamและlɛ́หาhǎaทางแก้ไขtaang-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
The football coach tried to devise a plan to anticipate the opposing team's strategy and find a counter.
3VerbC1
[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
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptรู้ทันrúu-tanรู้ทันrúu-tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] keep abreast of; understand developments3[to] notice in time (mindfulness)อารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend to
When I get angry, I have to try to be aware of my own emotion so I don't accidentally say something bad.
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การฝึกสมาธิgaan fùek sà-maa-tíช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoสามารถsăa-mâatรู้ทันróo tanความคิดkwaam kítที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunในใจnai jaiและláeปล่อยวางbplòi waangมันmanได้dâi
Practicing meditation helps us to be aware of the thoughts that arise in our minds and then let them go.
หัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngการเจริญสติgaan-jà-rəən-sà-dtìคือkʉʉการฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรู้ทันrúu-tanสภาวะsà-paa-wáของkɔ̌ɔngจิตใจjìt-jaiตามdtaamความเป็นจริงkwaam-bpen-jingในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láขณะkà-nà
The core of mindfulness practice is training to be aware of the state of your mind as it truly is in each moment.
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpûu-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamต้องdtɔ̂ngหมั่นmànสังเกตsǎng-gèetและlɛ́รู้ทันrúu-tanกิเลสgì-lèetที่tîiผุดขึ้นมาpùt-kʉ̂n-maaในใจnai-jaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiตกเป็นdtòk-bpenทาสtâatของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
A Dharma practitioner must constantly observe and be aware of the defilements arising in the mind, so as not to become enslaved by them.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rúu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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
รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceive[to] know; be aware ofPart 1
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ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see through[to] be in time forPart 2
รู้ทันrúu-tanรู้ทันrúu-tan[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)Word