ค่อยยังชั่ว

kôi yang chûua

Meanings

1NounA2

that's a relief; thank goodness

an exclamation used when a situation improves or a worry eases; expresses relief.

Examples

หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)กุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4key (music)ไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]ตั้งนานdtâng naanตั้งนานdtâng naanfor a long time; for ages (already)อ๋อŏrอ๋อŏr[!] oh; I see; aha (realization)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainนี่เองnêe engนี่เองnêe engso that's it; aha; here it isค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterยังชั่วหน่อยyang-chûa-nàwy
I couldn't find my keys for so long. Oh, here they are... What a relief!
2NounB1

[to] feel somewhat better; [to] be relieved

to feel somewhat better, especially after illness, worry, or discomfort; to feel relieved.

Examples

กินยาgin yaaกินยาgin yaa[to] take medicine (orally)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ค่อยยังชั่วkôi yang chûuaค่อยยังชั่วkôi yang chûua1[to] feel somewhat better; [to] be relieved2that's a relief; thank goodnessขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
After taking the medicine, I feel a bit better.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterPart 1
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ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)Part 2
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ชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1evil; wicked2bad; poor (quality)3for a short time; temporarily (prefix)4classifier for periods of timePart 3
ค่อยยังชั่วkôi yang chûuaค่อยยังชั่วkôi yang chûuathat's a relief; thank goodness