แอบ
àepMeanings
1VerbA2
[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] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
He secretly ate snacks in the classroom.
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เธอterแอบàepเอาaoโทรศัพท์ไปtoh-rá-sàp bpaiดูdooข้อความkôr kwaamของkŏngพี่ชายpêe chaaiเมื่อคืนmêuua keun
She secretly took the phone to read her brother’s messages last night.
I secretly saved money to buy a gift for my mom tomorrow.
เขาkăoแอบàepบันทึกเสียงban-túek sĭiangการประชุมgaan bprà-chumไว้wáiโดยdoiไม่ให้mâi hâiใครkraiรู้rúuเพื่อpêuuaใช้cháiเป็นbpenหลักฐานlàk tăan
He secretly recorded the meeting without anyone knowing, to use as evidence.
2VerbA2
[to] hide; stay out of sight
To keep yourself out of sight by staying behind or close to something that hides you.
3AdverbB1
secretly; on the sly
in a secret or discreet manner (often used before a verb, as an adverbial use)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบถ่ายɛ̀ɛp-tàaiแอบถ่ายɛ̀ɛp-tàai[to] secretly photograph/film [sb]รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverสังเกตเห็นsǎng-gèet-hěnสังเกตเห็นsǎng-gèet-hěn[to] notice; spot; become aware of
He discreetly took photos without anyone noticing.
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I discreetly brought snacks into the library because I was very hungry.
พวกเราpûuak raoแอบàepซ้อมsómละครlá-konหลังlăngเลิกเรียนlêrk riianเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiครูkruuรู้rúu
We secretly rehearsed the play after school so the teacher wouldn’t know.
นักข่าวnák kàaoแอบàepบันทึกเสียงban-túek sĭiangการประชุมgaan bprà-chumอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangการgaanถูกtòokจับได้jàp dâi
The reporter discreetly recorded the meeting to avoid being caught.