จับฉลาก

jàp chà-làak

Meanings

1NounB1

draw lots; do a lucky draw

to select someone or something at random by drawing lots, as in a raffle or gift exchange (colloquial variant commonly used for จับสลากจับสลากjàp sà-làak1[to] draw lots; choose by lottery2[to] decide/allocate by lot)

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)จะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)การจับgaan jàpการจับgaan jàp1holding; grip; way of holding2catching; capture3arrest; seizure (by authorities)ฉลากchà-làakฉลากchà-làak1label; tag (on a product)2raffle/lot-drawing slipของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentปีใหม่bpee màiปีใหม่bpee mài1New Year (holiday/season)2the new year (time period)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
Tomorrow at school, we will have a New Year's gift exchange draw.
2NounB1

raffle off; allocate by lottery

to distribute or award items/prizes by a random draw

Examples

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotงานเลี้ยงปีใหม่ngaan líiang bpee màiงานเลี้ยงปีใหม่ngaan líiang bpee màiNew Year's partyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการจับgaan jàpการจับgaan jàp1holding; grip; way of holding2catching; capture3arrest; seizure (by authorities)ฉลากchà-làakฉลากchà-làak1label; tag (on a product)2raffle/lot-drawing slipของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
At the New Year's party, we had a lucky draw for gifts.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)Part 1
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ฉลากchà-làakฉลากchà-làak1label; tag (on a product)2raffle/lot-drawing slipPart 2
จับฉลากjàp chà-làakจับฉลากjàp chà-làakdraw lots; do a lucky draw