ซวย
suuaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
unlucky; ill-fated (informal)
Experiencing or characterized by bad luck; unfortunate. (Used informally)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วันที่wan-tîiวันที่wan-tîicalendar date; specific day of a monthซวยsuuaiซวยsuuai1unlucky; ill-fated (informal)2[to] be unlucky; be in trouble (informal)3Damn!; Bad luck!; I'm screwed!มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Today I feel is a very unlucky day.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonซวยsuuaiที่tîiมักจะmák-jàไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meeตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiรถrótเพิ่งpə̂ngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He's an unlucky person who always seems to get to the bus stop just as the bus is pulling away.
เป็นbpenวันที่wan tîiซวยsuuaiจริงๆjing jingฝนfŏnก็gâwตกหนักdtòk nàkแถมยังtăem yangลืมleuumร่มrômไว้wáiอีกèek
It's a really unfortunate day; it's raining heavily, and on top of that, I forgot my umbrella.
บางทีbaang-tiiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂สงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเป็นbpenคนkonซวยsuuaiหรือrʉ̌ʉแค่kɛ̂ɛตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâatบ่อยbɔ̀iกันแน่gan-nɛ̂ɛ
Sometimes I wonder if I'm just an unlucky person or if I simply make bad decisions frequently.
2VerbB1
[to] be unlucky; be in trouble (informal)
To be in a difficult or unlucky situation, often through no fault of one's own. (Used informally)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซวยแล้วsuuai-lɛ́ɛoซวยแล้วsuuai-lɛ́ɛoI'm screwed; oh noลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)
I'm in a bad spot, I forgot to turn in my homework to the teacher.
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เขาkǎoซวยsuuaiต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanแทนtɛɛnเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiลาป่วยlaa-bpùuaiกระทันหันgrà-tan-hǎnในnaiวันหยุดwan-yùt
He was in an unlucky situation, having to work on a holiday to cover for a colleague who suddenly called in sick.
เราraoซวยsuuaiกันganทั้งtángกลุ่มglùmเลยləəiที่tîiคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əค้างkáangตอนdtɔɔnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàพรีเซนต์งานprii-seen-ngaan
Our whole group was in a difficult situation when the computer froze just as we were about to present.
ถ้าtâaตำรวจdtam-rùuatมาmaaตรวจdtrùuatตอนนี้dton néeเราraoซวยsuuaiแน่ๆnâe nâeเพราะpráwทุกคนtúk konในรถnai rótไม่ได้mâi dâaiคาดเข็มขัดนิรภัยkâat kĕm kàt ní-rá-pai
If the police were to check right now, we would definitely be in a bad situation because no one in the car is wearing a seatbelt.
3InterjectionB1
Damn!; Bad luck!; I'm screwed!
An exclamation of frustration or dismay upon experiencing bad luck or an unfortunate event.
Examples
ซวยแล้วsuuai-lɛ́ɛoซวยแล้วsuuai-lɛ́ɛoI'm screwed; oh noฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the home
Oh no! I left my keys inside the house.
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What bad luck! I wasn't in time to see the ending of my favorite drama.
ตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətขายหมดkǎai-mòtแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหรอrə̌əซวยsuuaiล่ะสิlâ-sìอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaรอrɔɔมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng-naan
The concert tickets are sold out already? What a bummer! I've been waiting for so long.
What terrible luck! The moment I finished washing the car, the rain started pouring down.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
suuai
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 | — | — |