อแดป
à-dɛ̀ɛpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] adapt; [to] adjust
to adapt, adjust, or modify something to suit a new purpose or situation (informal loanword from English 'adapt')
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ของเก่าkɔ̌ɔng-gàoของเก่าkɔ̌ɔng-gào1used goods; secondhand items2antiques; antiquities3scrap; junk; recyclable old materials4(figurative) old matters; an exมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอแดปà-dɛ̀ɛpอแดปà-dɛ̀ɛp[to] adapt; [to] adjustใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
We can adapt old things to use them again.
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สูตรอาหารsùut-aa-hǎanนี้níiฉันchǎnอแดปà-dɛ̀ɛpมาจากmaa-jàakอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรสชาติrót-châatถูกปากtùuk-bpàakคนไทยkon-tai
I adapted this recipe from the internet to make the taste suit Thai people.
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiเรียนรู้เร็วriian-rúu-reoมากmâakแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoก็gɔ̂อแดปà-dɛ̀ɛpตัวเองdtuua-eengเข้ากับkâo-gàpทีมtiimได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
The new employee learns very fast; in just a moment they adapted themselves to the team.
การทำธุรกิจgaan-tam-tú-rá-gìtในnaiยุคyúkนี้níiผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkอแดปà-dɛ̀ɛpกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútให้hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Doing business in this era, entrepreneurs must know how to constantly adapt their strategies to suit changing situations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อแดป said อะ-แดบ?
à-dɛ̀ɛp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |