ชู้สาว
chúu-sǎaoMeanings
1NounB2
illicit romantic/sexual affair
An extramarital or otherwise improper romantic or sexual relationship; an affair.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ลือlʉʉลือlʉʉ[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has itว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoชู้สาวchúu-sǎao1illicit romantic/sexual affair2romantic/sexual (often illicit)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmate
He was rumored to be having an affair with a coworker.
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ข่าวkàaoชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangทำให้tam-hâiคะแนนนิยมká-nɛɛn-ní-yomตกฮวบdtòk-hûuap
The politician’s affair caused a sharp drop in popularity.
ละครlá-kɔɔnสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาbpan-hǎaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiพังpangเพราะprɔ́เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าครอบครัวhǔua-nâa-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua
The drama reflects a family ruined by the head of household’s affair.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtต้องdtôngจัดการjàt gaanวิกฤตwí-grìtภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákหลังlăngเกิดเรื่องgèrt rêuuangชู้สาวchúu săaoระหว่างrá-wàangผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanกับgàpผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาpôo dtâi bang-káp ban-chaa
The company had to manage a PR crisis after an affair occurred between an executive and a subordinate.
2AdjectiveB2
romantic/sexual (often illicit)
Relating to love or sexual affairs, often implying impropriety or infidelity.
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ชู้สาวchúu săaoชู้สาวchúu săao1illicit romantic/sexual affair2romantic/sexual (often illicit)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákimage; public imageนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss
Rumors about love affairs damaged that politician's image.
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เขาkǎoปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetว่าwâaไม่mâiมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanตามที่dtaam-tîiคนพูดkon-pûutกันgan
He denied having any romantic or sexual entanglement with his colleague as people have been saying.
ซีรีส์sii-rîiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanและlɛ́ผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
This series talks about illicit romantic relationships in the workplace and their impact on families.
พาดหัวpâat-hǔuaหนังสือพิมพ์nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-pimใช้cháiคำkamแรงrɛɛngเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpคดีká-diiชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoจนjonเกิดgə̀ətข้อถกเถียงkɔ̂ɔ-tòk-tǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangจริยธรรมjà-rí-yá-tamสื่อsʉ̀ʉ
The newspaper's headline used strong wording about a love scandal, sparking debate about media ethics.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chúu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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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สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]young woman; girlPart 2
ชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoชู้สาวchúu-sǎaoillicit romantic/sexual affairillicit romantic/sexual affairWord