ชะล่า
chá-lâaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
careless; overconfident (in ชะล่าใจชะล่าใจchá-lâa-jai1complacent; overconfident2[to] be complacent; lower one’s guard)
Careless or overconfident in a risky way; not sufficiently cautious. Commonly used in the set phrase ชะล่าใจชะล่าใจchá-lâa-jai1complacent; overconfident2[to] be complacent; lower one’s guard.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ชะล่าใจchá-lâa jaiชะล่าใจchá-lâa jai1complacent; overconfident2[to] be complacent; lower one’s guardกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuanสัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuan1warning signal/alarm2warning sign/red flagเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Don't be complacent about small warning signs, because they can turn into big problems.
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เขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótอย่างyàangชะล่าใจchá-lâa-jaiคิดว่าkít-wâaถนนtà-nǒnโล่งlôongแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapชนchonคนkonข้ามkâamทางtaang
He drove carelessly, thinking the road was clear, but nearly hit a pedestrian in the end.
ทีมเราtiim-raoชะล่าใจchá-lâa-jaiหลังlǎngนำnamอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmจึงjʉngผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnเกมgeemจนjonถูกtùukตีเสมอdtii-sà-mə̌əแบบbɛ̀ɛpน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
Our team grew complacent after leading by many points, relaxed our play, and were disappointingly tied.
อย่าyàaชะล่าใจchá-lâa-jaiว่าwâaโรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàatซาsaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoการ์ดgáatตกdtòkเมื่อไรmʉ̂ʉa-raiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangก็gɔ̂พุ่งpûngทันทีtan-tii
Don't be overconfident that the outbreak has eased; the moment your guard drops, the risk spikes immediately.
Tones
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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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ชะล่าchá-lâaชะล่าchá-lâacareless; overconfident (in ชะล่าใจ)careless; overconfident (in ชะล่าใจ)Word