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| รับแขก rapH khaaekL |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | รับ-แขก |
| IPA | ráp kʰɛ̀ːk |
| Royal Thai General System | rap khaek |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to receive a guest | ||
| components |  รับ  | rapH | to receive, get; accept; catch a thrown object, take, to fetch, to pick (someone) up, (colloq.) telephone call |
| แขก | khaaekL | visitor; guest; foreigner | |
| synonyms | ต้อนรับขับสู้ | dtaawnF rapH khapL suuF | to receive cordially; welcome heartily; entertain warmly |
| รับรอง | rapH raawngM | to welcome; to receive (in); to greet | |
| examples | โต๊ะรับแขก | dtoH rapH khaaekL | coffee table |
| ที่นั่งรับแขก | theeF nangF rapH khaaekL | sofa | |
| ห้องรับแขก | haawngF rapH khaaekL | living room; reception area | |
| โต๊ะกลางรับแขก | dtoH glaangM rapH khaaekL | coffee table | |
| เก้าอี้รับแขก | gaoF eeF rapH khaaekL | guest chair; easy chair; living room furniture; chair and sofa suite | |
| sample sentences | |||
ผมวางกุญแจตรงโต๊ะมุมติดเก้าอี้รับแขกแล้วเดินไปรูดผ้าม่านจนสุด ก่อนจะทิ้งตัวลงนั่งบนเก้าอี้รับแขกแล้วรู้สึกว่านั่งทับอะไรบางอย่างเข้า phohmR waangM goonM jaaeM dtrohngM dtoH moomM dtitL gaoF eeF rapH khaaekL laaeoH deernM bpaiM ruutF phaaF maanF johnM sootL gaawnL jaL thingH dtuaaM lohngM nangF bohnM gaoF eeF rapH khaaekL laaeoH ruuH seukL waaF nangF thapH aL raiM baangM yaangL khaoF "I put the [front door] key on the corner table next to the sofa and walked over and drew the curtain closed before throwing myself down on the sofa; I then felt that I had just sat down on something." | |||
| 2. ห้องรับแขก haawngF rapH khaaekL [noun] | |||
| definition | living room; guest parlor | ||
| classifier | ห้อง | haawngF | [numerical classifier for rooms of a building] |
| components | ห้อง | haawngF | room of a building; apartment; chamber |
| รับ | rapH | to receive, get; accept; catch a thrown object, take, to fetch, to pick (someone) up, (colloq.) telephone call | |
| แขก | khaaekL | visitor; guest; foreigner | |
| sample sentence | บ้านคนชั้นกลางทุกหลังจะต้องมีห้องอยู่ห้องหนึ่งเรียกว่าห้องรับแขกตกแต่งประดับประดาไว้เป็นอย่างดี แต่ชั่วนาตาปีแทบไม่เคยเปิดใช้เลย baanF khohnM chanH glaangM thookH langR jaL dtawngF meeM haawngF yuuL haawngF neungL riiakF waaF haawngF rapH khaaekL dtohkL dtaengL bpraL dapL bpraL daaM waiH bpenM yaangL deeM dtaaeL chuaaF naaM dtaaM bpeeM thaaepF maiF kheeuyM bpeertL chaiH leeuyM "Every middle class household has a room which is called the “living room” which is expensively decorated; however, this room is almost never used." | ||
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