ฉา
chǎaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
dim; opaque; muffled (light/color/sound)
Dim, opaque, or muffled in quality; not bright, clear, or resonant (of light, color, or sound).
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensฉาchăaฉาchăadim; opaque; muffled (light/color/sound)แสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshineไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ้าjâaจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2yes; okay; friendly conversational particle (informal)ถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดูหม่นdoo mònดูหม่นdoo mòn[to] look gloomy; [to] look dullๆ-
The sky is dim today, the sunlight isn't bright, so the photos look dull.
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ไฟfaiในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangฉาchǎaทำให้tam-hâiสีsǐiสไลด์sà-laiเพี้ยนpíianและlɛ́ตัวหนังสือdtuua-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านàanยากyâak
The lighting in the meeting room is rather dim, causing the slide colors to shift and the text to be hard to read.
เสียงประกาศsǐiang-bprà-gàatผ่านpàanลำโพงlam-poongออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaฉาchǎaและlɛ́ทุ้มtúmทึบtʉ́pจนjonจับใจความjàp-jai-kwaamได้dâaiเพียงpiiangบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
The announcement over the speakers sounded muffled and dull, so only parts of it could be understood.
พอpɔɔหมอกmɔ̀ɔkลงlongจัดjàtฉากchàakเมืองmʉʉangทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangดูduuฉาchǎaและlɛ́ไร้ráiประกายbprà-gaaiคล้ายkláaiภาพวาดpâap-wâatที่tîiขาดแสงkàat-sɛ̌ɛngเน้นnén
When the fog settled thickly, the entire cityscape looked dim and lackluster, like a painting without highlights.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |