ชุก
chúkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
frequent; recurrent
Occurring often or at short intervals.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainชุกchúkชุกchúk1frequent; recurrent2abundant; numerousเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Lately it has been raining frequently almost every day.
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หลังlǎngปีใหม่bpii-màiรถติดrót-dtìtชุกchúkในnaiช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháaoเพราะprɔ́คนkonกลับมาglàp-maaทำงานtam-ngaan
After New Year, traffic jams occur frequently in the mornings because people return to work.
เขาkǎoป่วยbpùuaiเป็นหวัดbpen-wàtชุกchúkในnaiฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoจึงjʉngพกยาpók-yaaติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaไว้wáiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He frequently catches colds in winter, so he always carries medicine with him.
ปีนี้bpii-níiเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetไฟป่าfai-bpàaชุกchúkผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngสภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatที่tîiเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngเร็วreo
This year wildfires have occurred unusually often, reflecting rapidly changing weather conditions.
2AdjectiveB1
abundant; numerous
Existing in large numbers; plentiful.
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverชุกchúkชุกchúk1frequent; recurrent2abundant; numerousทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จับปลาjàp-bplaaจับปลาjàp-bplaa[to] catch fishได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This year fish are plentiful in the river, allowing villagers to catch a lot.
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ช่วงchûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnเห็ดป่าhèt-bpàaชุกchúkมากmâakจนjonชาวบ้านchaao-bâanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเก็บgèpกันganทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
During the rainy season, wild mushrooms are abundant, so villagers go out to gather them every morning.
บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenชายฝั่งchaai-fàngนี้níiมีmiiปะการังbpà-gaa-rangชุกchúkทำให้tam-hâiเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngดำน้ำdam-náamยอดนิยมyɔ̂ɔt-ní-yom
Corals are plentiful along this coast, making it a popular diving site.
ป่าพรุbpàa-prúที่tîiยังyangสมบูรณ์sǒm-buunมักmákมีmiiพันธุ์panนกnókชุกchúkเพราะprɔ́มีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́ที่หลบภัยtîi-lòp-paiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
Intact peat forests often have abundant bird species because they provide diverse food and shelter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
chúk
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 | — | — |