ชักชวน
chák-chuuanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] invite; persuade [sb] to join
to invite or persuade someone to take part in an activity or to come along
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ชักชวนchák-chuuanชักชวนchák-chuuan1[to] invite; persuade [sb] to join2[to] solicit; canvass; recruitเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
Tomorrow I will invite my friends to go hiking.
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เขาkǎoชักชวนchák-chuuanพวกเราpûuak-raoให้hâiไปbpaiเข้าkâoค่ายอาสาkâai-aa-sǎaด้วยกันdûuai-ganสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi
He persuaded us to join a volunteer camp together this weekend.
ครูkruuพยายามpá-yaa-yaamชักชวนchák-chuuanนักเรียนnák-riianให้hâiเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riian
The teacher tried to persuade students to join the reading activity after school.
เธอterใช้cháiประสบการณ์ตรงbprà-sòp-gaan dtrongมาmaaเล่าlâoเพื่อpêuuaชักชวนchák chuuanให้hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanออกเดินทางòk dern taangไปเรียนbpai rianรู้rúuวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamต่างถิ่นdtàang tìn
She shared first-hand experiences to invite her friends to travel and learn about other cultures.
2VerbB2
[to] solicit; canvass; recruit
to seek people’s participation or support, such as asking them to join a group, event, or cause
Examples
ชมรมchom-romชมรมchom-romclub; associationสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm1environment; the environment (natural)2surroundings; environment (general)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesชักชวนchák-chuuanชักชวนchák-chuuan1[to] invite; persuade [sb] to join2[to] solicit; canvass; recruitชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร่วมลงชื่อrûuam-long-chʉ̂ʉร่วมลงชื่อrûuam-long-chʉ̂ʉ[to] sign with others; [to] co-signสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteการปลูกป่าgaan-bplùuk-bpàaการปลูกป่าgaan-bplùuk-bpàareforestation; afforestationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunity
The environmental club is seeking residents’ support to sign up for community reforestation.
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ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanชักชวนchák-chuuanผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamเป็นbpenอาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiดูแลduu-lɛɛกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamวันเด็กwan-dèk
The organizers are seeking parents’ participation to volunteer and help supervise Children's Day activities.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnได้dâaiชักชวนchák-chuuanพันธมิตรpan-tá-mítหลายlǎaiภาคส่วนpâak-sùuanให้hâiร่วมrûuamถือtʉ̌ʉหุ้นhûnเชิงสังคมchəəng-sǎng-komเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับเคลื่อนkàp-klʉ̂ʉanโครงการkroong-gaanสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náประโยชน์bprà-yòot
The organization sought participation from multi-sector partners to engage in social shareholding and drive public-interest projects.
เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əนี้níiผ่านpàanสภาsà-paaนักกิจกรรมnák-gìt-jà-gamจึงjʉngชักชวนchák-chuuanประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเข้าkâoร่วมลงชื่อrûuam-long-chʉ̂ʉและlɛ́แสดงsà-dɛɛngเจตจำนงjèet-jam-nongสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
To get this proposal through the council, activists sought public participation by gathering signatures and formal statements of support.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chák
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
ชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[to] begin to; start to4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)7[to] withdraw; [to] pull back[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)Part 1
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ชวนchuuanชวนchuuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evoke[to] invite; ask [sb] alongPart 2
ชักชวนchák-chuuanชักชวนchák-chuuan[to] invite; persuade [sb] to join[to] invite; persuade [sb] to joinWord