Responsible in Thai

“Responsible” in Thai is รับผิดชอบráp-pìt-châwp.

รับผิดชอบ ráp-pìt-châwp

to be responsible (for), to take responsibility verb

ráp high
pìt low
châwp falling

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: รับráp to accept, to receive ผิดpìt wrong ชอบchâwp right, proper (an old meaning)

How to use it

รับผิดชอบráp-pìt-châwp is being responsible: for a job, a mistake, a pet, a group of tourists. Its parts say it well: you accept both the wrong and the right, ชอบchâwp in an old meaning that survives in a few words. ไม่รับผิดชอบmâi ráp-pìt-châwp, irresponsible, is a sharp criticism, and responsibility is ความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-châwp.

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:

rap phit chop
rub pid chob
rapphitchop
rubpidchob

More verbs in Thai

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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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