ช้ำรัก
chám-rákMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
heartbroken; disappointed in love
Feeling sad and hurt because of a failed romance or unrequited love.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เลิกกับlə̂ək-gàpเลิกกับlə̂ək-gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfɛɛnแฟนfɛɛn1romantic partner2fan; supporterเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringช้ำรักchám-rákช้ำรักchám-rákheartbroken; disappointed in loveที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛonly; nothing butฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเศร้าsâoเศร้าsâosad; sorrowfulทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole day
After breaking up with his girlfriend, he became a heartbroken person who just listens to sad songs all day.
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ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเสียใจsǐia-jaiไปbpaiนะnáคนkonที่tîiกำลังgam-langช้ำรักchám-rákแบบbɛ̀ɛpเธอtəəมีmiiอีกìikเยอะyə́เดี๋ยวก็ผ่านไปdǐiao-gɔ̂-pàan-bpaiได้dâai
Don't be sad. There are many other people who are heartbroken just like you. You'll get through it.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonช้ำรักchám-rákออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiลึกซึ้งกินใจlʉ́k-sʉ́ng-gin-jaiมากmâak
This novel portrays the feelings of a heartbroken person very deeply and touchingly.
ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanช้ำรักchám-rákในอดีตnai-à-dìitทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoกลัวgluuaที่จะtîi-jàเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panครั้งkrángใหม่mài
The experience of being heartbroken in the past has made him afraid to start a new relationship.
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
chám
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
ช้ำchámช้ำchám1bruised (skin/fruit/plant)2sore; tender from overuse/impact3emotionally wounded; heartsorebruised (skin/fruit/plant)Part 1
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ช้ำรักchám-rákช้ำรักchám-rákheartbroken; disappointed in loveheartbroken; disappointed in loveWord