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How to say to touch, to hold
in Thai
จับ
jàp
to touch, to hold · to catch, to arrest
jàp low
ห้ามจับ 'do not touch' is on temple and museum displays. Don't touch a Thai adult's head, and women don't touch monks at all.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ห้ามจับhâam jàpDo not touch.
- จับมือjàp muueto shake hands / hold hands
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Monks: no touching, no handing over
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
- ไปเที่ยวto go on a trip, to go out for fun
- วันหยุดholiday, day off
- ทะเลsea
- เกาะisland
- ภูเขาmountain
- น้ำตกwaterfall
- ธรรมชาติnature
- สงบpeaceful, quiet
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches จับ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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