แอบ

àep

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)

to do something in a secret or concealed way so others do not notice or know; to hide one’s actions

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
He secretly ate snacks in the classroom.
2NounB1

[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)

to have romantic feelings for someone without telling them; to secretly like someone

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)แอบชอบàep chôpแอบชอบàep chôp[to] have a secret crush on [sb]เพื่อนร่วมชั้นpêuuan rûuam chánเพื่อนร่วมชั้นpêuuan rûuam chánclassmateแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
Lately I secretly like a classmate, but I still don’t dare tell him.
3NounB1

secretly; on the sly

in a secret or discreet manner (often used before a verb, as an adverbial use)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบถ่ายàep tàaiแอบถ่ายàep tàai[to] secretly photograph/film [sb]รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverสังเกตเห็นsăng-gèt hĕnสังเกตเห็นsăng-gèt hĕn1[to] notice; spot; become aware of2[to] observe; detect; discern
He discreetly took photos without anyone noticing.

Related Words

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หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude
  • [to] dodge; avoid
  • [to] hide; take cover
  • [to] evade; elude
ซุกsúkซุกsúk1[to] hide [sth]; stash [sth]; tuck [sth] away (somewhere)2[to] snuggle (up); nestle; cuddle up (to/against [sb]/[sth])
  • [to] hide [sth]; stash [sth]; tuck [sth] away (somewhere)
  • [to] snuggle (up); nestle; cuddle up (to/against [sb]/[sth])
ลักลอบlák lôpลักลอบlák lôp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2[to] smuggle; traffic (illicitly)3secretly; illicitly; on the sly
  • [to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission
  • [to] smuggle; traffic (illicitly)
  • secretly; illicitly; on the sly
ซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret2clumsy; awkward (Isan/colloq.)3secretly; quietly4[to] hide; lie in wait
  • [to] do [sth] secretly; in secret
  • clumsy; awkward (Isan/colloq.)
  • secretly; quietly
  • [to] hide; lie in wait
ซ่อนsônซ่อนsôn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] conceal; keep secret
  • [to] hide [sth]
  • [to] conceal; keep secret