สรุป
summarize
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- 1 summarize、sum up
- 2 conclude、reach a conclusion
- 3 in short、to sum up、in the end
This word means to pull out the main points and make something concise, or to reach a conclusion from information. In conversation, it is also often used like “so,” “in short,” or “in the end.”
summarize、sum up
To take the main points from a longer text, talk, report, or event and present them briefly.
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ช่วยสรุปให้หน่อย chûay sarùp hây nɔ̀ɔy Please summarize it for me. ช่วยสรุปให้หน่อย details
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สรุปบทเรียนวันนี้ sarùp bòt rian wan níi summarize today’s lesson สรุปบทเรียนวันนี้ details
conclude、reach a conclusion
To reach or state a final conclusion after discussion, research, or consideration.
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เรายังสรุปไม่ได้ raw yaŋ sarùp mây dâay We still can’t reach a conclusion. เรายังสรุปไม่ได้ details
in short、to sum up、in the end
Used to introduce the main point or final takeaway, like “in short,” “to sum up,” or “so, in the end.”
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of สรุป is compressing information into its main points or a conclusion. As a verb, it appears in phrases such as สรุปข่าว “summarize the news” and สรุปรายงาน “summarize a report.” The pattern สรุปว่า ... is very common and means either “conclude that ...” or “so, ...” depending on context. As a noun it can mean “summary” or “conclusion,” while forms like ข้อสรุป, ผลสรุป, and บทสรุป sound more noun-like and are common in reports or discussions.
Usage
It is common at the end of lessons, meetings, reports, research discussions, news recaps, and long conversations where someone wants the main point. In everyday speech, สรุปแล้ว ...? often asks “So, in the end, ...?” or “What’s the final answer?”
Caution
ย่อ emphasizes making something shorter, while สรุป emphasizes organizing the main points or conclusion. Also, สรุปแล้ว ...? can sound slightly pressing depending on tone and context.