ชะตาพา
chá-dtaa-paaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
fate leads; destiny guides
an expression in which fate or destiny leads someone into a situation or encounter, as in ชะตาพาพบกัน, ‘fate brought us together.’
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paaชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paafate leads; destiny guidesให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)พบกันpóp-ganพบกันpóp-gan[to] meet; [to] see each otherที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngwedding (ceremony/party); wedding eventของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
We lived in different provinces, but fate brought us together at a friend's wedding.
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ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคิดว่าkít-wâaจะได้jà-dâaiกลับไปglàp-bpaiใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítในหมู่nai-mùuบ้านเดิมbâan-dəəmแต่dtɛ̀ɛชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paaให้hâiฉันchǎnได้dâaiงานngaanสอนsɔ̌ɔnที่นั่นtîi-nânพอดีpɔɔ-dii
I never thought I would return to live in my old village, but fate led me to a teaching job there.
หากhàakวันนั้นwan-nánเราraoไม่mâiพลาดplâatรถไฟrót-faiก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiได้dâaiรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganบางทีbaang-tiiสิ่งsìngที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaความบังเอิญkwaam-bang-əənอาจàatเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́ชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paaให้เราhâi-raoมาmaaพบกันpóp-ganก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
Had we not missed the train that day, we probably would not have met; perhaps what we call coincidence was really fate bringing us together.
เธอtəəเคยkəəiคิดว่าkít-wâaชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paaให้มาhâi-maaรักrákคนkonผิดpìtทว่าtá-wâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเวลาwee-laaผ่านไปpàan-bpaiจึงjʉngเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panครั้งkrángนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəรู้จักrúu-jàkใจjaiตัวเองdtuua-eengมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
She once thought fate had led her to love the wrong person, but with time she came to understand that the relationship had helped her better understand her own heart.
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
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ชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paaชะตาพาchá-dtaa-paafate leads; destiny guidesfate leads; destiny guidesWord