หยิบ
yìpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pick up; take (with fingers)
to take, lift, or grasp something using the fingers or hand
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeดูเวลาduu-wee-laaดูเวลาduu-wee-laa[to] check the time
He picked up his phone to check the time.
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I accidentally picked up the wrong glass just now.
Could you hand me the hand towel?
เธอtəəหยิบyìpนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaจากjàakโต๊ะdtóขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiซื้อsʉ́ʉ
She picked the watch up from the table and examined it carefully before deciding to buy.
Please pass me the salt.
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiฉันchǎnลืมlʉʉmแว่นwɛ̂ɛnช่วยchûuaiหยิบyìpจากjàakโต๊ะdtóให้hâiฉันchǎnหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
I forgot my glasses; could you pass them to me from the table?
ระหว่างrá-wàangขับรถkàp-rótฉันchǎnบอกbɔ̀ɔkเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanให้hâiช่วยchûuaiหยิบyìpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpจากjàakกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoส่งให้sòng-hâiฉันchǎn
While driving, I asked my friend to take the phone from the bag and pass it to me.
2VerbB1
[to] select; choose (a small item)
to choose or take one item from among others, often casually or quickly
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)เสื้อยืดsʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉtเสื้อยืดsʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉtT-shirt; teeตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
She picked her favorite T-shirt from the pile and put it on immediately.
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ผมpǒmลังเลlang-leeอยู่yùuพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàหยิบyìpหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmบางbaangแทนtɛɛnเล่มlêmหนาnǎa
I hesitated for a moment before choosing the thin book instead of the thick one.
He picked the blue color to use without looking at the other samples at all.
ในบรรดาnai-ban-daaขนมkà-nǒmหลายlǎaiยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔเธอtəəหยิบyìpยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnชุมชนchum-chonของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Among many snack brands, she chose the local brand because she wanted to support her own community.
3NounB1
a pinch (measure)
a very small amount taken between the fingers, used as an informal measure (e.g., a pinch of salt)
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)เกลือglʉʉaเกลือglʉʉa1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asหยิบมือyìp-mʉʉหยิบมือyìp-mʉʉ1a pinch; a small handful; a handful [classifier]2classifier: pinchเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; same
Mom told me to add just a pinch of salt to the curry.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเติมdtəəmเกลือglʉʉaอีกìikแค่kɛ̂ɛหยิบมือyìp-mʉʉก่อนgɔ̀ɔnชิมchimเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสกลมกล่อมrót-glom-glɔ̀ɔm
He likes to add just one more pinch of salt before tasting to balance the flavor.
เวลาwee-laaอบòpคุกกี้kúk-gîiฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàเติมdtəəmน้ำตาลทรายnám-dtaan-saaiอีกìikแค่kɛ̂ɛหยิบมือyìp-mʉʉเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหวานwǎanพอดีpɔɔ-dii
When baking cookies, I usually add just a pinch more of sugar to make it just sweet enough.
เชฟchéepแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiหยิบyìpเกลือglʉʉaเพียงpiiangหยิบมือyìp-mʉʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงdʉngรสชาติrót-châatของkɔ̌ɔngวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpโดยdooiไม่mâiกลบกลิ่นglòp-glìnหอมhɔ̌ɔm
The chef recommends only a pinch of salt to bring out the ingredients' flavors without masking the aroma.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yìp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |