ชาชัก
chaa-chákMeaning
1NounB1
pulled milk tea
Milk tea made by pouring it back and forth between containers to create froth, especially popular in southern Thailand; served hot or iced.
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfชาชักchaa-chákชาชักchaa-chákpulled milk teaอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
There's a shop at the market that sells very delicious pulled tea (teh tarik).
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ถ้าtâaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปลองbpai-lɔɔngกินginชาชักchaa-chákร้านráanดั้งเดิมdâng-dəəmให้ได้hâi-dâaiนะná
If you travel to Southern Thailand, you must try the teh tarik at an original shop.
การดูgaan-duuคนขายkon-kǎaiทำtamชาชักchaa-chákโดยdooiการสลับgaan-sà-làpแก้วgɛ̂ɛoไปมาbpai-maaเป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiที่tîiน่าตื่นตาตื่นใจnâa-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtaa-dtʉ̀ʉn-jaiมากmâak
Watching the vendor make teh tarik by pouring it back and forth between cups is very fascinating.
เอกลักษณ์èk-gà-lákของkŏngชาชักchaa chákคือkeuรสชาติrót-châatที่têeนุ่มนวลnûm nuanและláeฟองนมfong nomหนาๆnăa năaด้านบนdâan bonซึ่งsêungเป็นผลมาจากbpen pŏn maa jàakการชักgaan chákชาchaaด้วยdûuayเทคนิคték-nìkเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuua
The uniqueness of teh tarik is its smooth taste and the thick foam on top, which results from the special 'pulling' technique.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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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 2
ชาชักchaa-chákชาชักchaa-chákpulled milk teapulled milk teaWord