ชักช้า
chák-cháaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
slow; sluggish; tardy
proceeding more slowly than is reasonable or expected; causing delay; tardy
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentชักช้าchák-cháaชักช้าchák-cháa1slow; sluggish; tardy2[to] dawdle; be slow; dilly-dallyจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)
Why is the bus so tardy today?
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การก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangถนนtà-nǒnเส้นsênนี้níiชักchákช้ากว่าcháa-gwàaกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanเดิมdəəmไปbpaiมากmâak
The construction of this road is proceeding much more slowly than the original schedule.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiที่tîiชักช้าchák-cháaของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanทำให้tam-hâiการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaไม่mâiทันท่วงทีtan-tûuang-tii
The government's tardy decision-making caused the problem-solving to be untimely.
กระบวนการทางกฎหมายgrà-buuan-gaan-taang-gòt-mǎaiที่tîiชักช้าchák-cháaอาจàatส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonในnaiระบบrá-bòpยุติธรรมyú-dtì-tam
A legal process that proceeds too slowly can affect the public's confidence in the justice system.
2VerbB1
[to] dawdle; be slow; dilly-dally
to act or move slowly in a way that holds things up or wastes time
Examples
เร็วๆreo reoเร็วๆreo reo1quickly; fast; hurry2hurry up!หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มัวแต่muua dtàeมัวแต่muua dtàebe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)ชักช้าchák cháaชักช้าchák cháa1slow; sluggish; tardy2[to] dawdle; be slow; dilly-dally
Hurry up, don't be so slow!
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If you keep acting this slowly, we're going to miss the train.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonทำอะไรtam-à-raiชักช้าchák-cháaเสมอsà-mə̌əทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
He always does things slowly, making his colleagues wait all the time.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaตำหนิdtam-nìเขาkǎoที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanชักช้าchák-cháaจนjonทำให้tam-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanล่าช้าlâa-cháaและlɛ́ส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔภาพรวมpâap-ruuamของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiim
The boss reprimanded him for working so slowly that it delayed the project and affected the team overall.
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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ชักช้าchák-cháaชักช้าchák-cháaslow; sluggish; tardyslow; sluggish; tardyWord