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Verbs

Pick up in Thai

“Pick up” in Thai is ไปรับbpai ráp; you'll also hear หยิบyìp (pick up a thing).

ไปรับ bpai ráp

to pick (someone) up, to collect verb

  • bpai mid
  • ráp high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
หยิบ yìp

to pick up, to take (with your hand) verb pick up a thing

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

How to use it

Picking someone up is รับráp, to receive, with a direction: ไปรับbpai ráp when you go to them, มารับmaa ráp when they come to you, as in มารับกี่โมงmaa ráp gìi moong, what time are you picking me up? Dropping someone off is ไปส่งbpai sòng.

Picking up a thing with your fingers, from a shelf, a plate or the floor, is หยิบyìp.

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:

  • pai rap
  • pai lap
  • yib

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

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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