Adapt in Thai

“Adapt” in Thai is ปรับตัวbpràp-dtua.

ปรับตัว bpràp-dtua

to adapt, to adjust (yourself) verb

bpràp low
dtua mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: ปรับbpràp to adjust ตัวdtua body, self

How to use it

ปรับตัวbpràp-dtua, "adjust the body", is adapting to something new: the heat, the food, a new job, life in another country. Thai friends will ask ปรับตัวได้ไหมbpràp-dtua dâi mǎi, have you settled in? ปรับbpràp alone is adjusting a setting, as in ปรับแอร์bpràp ae, to change the air-con temperature, and the happy end of adapting is ชินchin, being used to it.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

prap tua
plap tua
praptua

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

Learn Thai with the free course

A complete course from your first phrase to real conversations, with audio for every word and AI speaking practice. Free, no sign-up needed.

Start the free course

Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones