ชะตาตก
chá-dtaa-dtòkMeaning
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[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune decline
To experience a period of bad luck; to be down on one's luck; to have one's fortune decline.
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersเจ๊งjéngเจ๊งjéng1[to] break down; be busted (machine/system)2[to] go bankrupt; go bust3[to] flop; fail badly4[to] lose money (colloquial)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...ตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfชะตาตกchá-dtaa-dtòkชะตาตกchá-dtaa-dtòk[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune declineมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtall along; continuouslyทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Ever since his business failed, he has constantly felt like he's down on his luck; nothing he does seems to succeed.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเขาkǎoดูduuชะตาตกchá-dtaa-dtòkนะnáโดนdoonไล่lâiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานngaanแถมยังtɛ̌ɛm-yangทำtamกระเป๋าตังค์grà-bpǎo-dtangหายhǎaiอีกìik
He seems to be down on his luck lately. He got fired from his job and also lost his wallet.
ถึงแม้จะtĕung máe jàเคยkoeiร่ำรวยrâm ruuayแต่dtàeพอporการลงทุนgaan long tunผิดพลาดpìt plâatเขาkăoก็gâwกลายเป็นglaai bpenคนkonชะตาตกchá-dtaa dtòkที่têeต้องdtôngดิ้นรนdîn ronหาเลี้ยงชีพhăa líiang chêepไปวันๆbpai wan wan
Even though he was once wealthy, after his investment failed, he became a person whose fortune has declined, having to struggle to make a living day by day.
หลายคนlǎai-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการทำบุญgaan-tam-bunสะเดาะเคราะห์sà-dɔ̀-krɔ́จะjàช่วยchûuaiพลิกฟื้นplík-fʉ́ʉnดวงชะตาduuang-chá-dtaaจากที่jàak-tîiกำลังgam-langชะตาตกchá-dtaa-dtòkให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nได้dâai
Many people believe that making merit to ward off misfortune can help turn their fortune around from a period of bad luck to a better state.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชะตาchá-dtaaชะตาchá-dtaa1fate; destiny; fortune2life; lifespan (set phrase)fate; destiny; fortunePart 1
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ชะตาตกchá-dtaa-dtòkชะตาตกchá-dtaa-dtòk[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune decline[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune declineWord