ถูกหวย
tùuk-hǔuaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] win the lottery
to have a winning number in a lottery draw (government or underground); to receive a lottery prize
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ข้างบ้านkâang-bâanข้างบ้านkâang-bâan1next door; at the neighboring house2the house/people next door; neighbors3by the side of the house4next-door; neighboring (as a modifier)ถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuai1[to] win the lottery2[to] be very lucky (figurative)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileใจใหญ่jai-yàiใจใหญ่jai-yài1generous; magnanimous; big-hearted2bold; daring; overconfident; recklessเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Yesterday, the aunt next door won the lottery. She was overjoyed.
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He used the money he won from the lottery to buy gold for savings.
ถ้าtâaฉันchǎnถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiรางวัลที่หนึ่งraang-wan-tîi-nʉ̀ngฉันchǎnจะjàลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานngaanแล้วlɛ́ɛoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoรอบโลกrɔ̂ɔp-lôok
If I win the first prize in the lottery, I will quit my job and travel around the world.
มีmiiข่าวkàaoว่าwâaชาวนาchaao-naaคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuai30ล้านláanบาทbàatแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongใช้cháiชีวิตเรียบง่ายchii-wít-rîiap-ngâaiเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
There was news that a farmer won 30 million baht in the lottery, but he continues to live a simple life as before.
2VerbB2
[to] be very lucky (figurative)
figurative, colloquial: to get extremely lucky by chance, as if one had won the lottery
Examples
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rót1parking area; car park; parking lot2parking space; parking spotหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)วันเสาร์wan-sǎoวันเสาร์wan-sǎoSaturdayแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuai1[to] win the lottery2[to] be very lucky (figurative)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Getting a parking spot right in front of the mall on a Saturday like this feels like winning the lottery.
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การได้gaan-dâaiร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanกับgàpคุณkunถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaผมpǒmถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoครับkrápเพราะprɔ́คุณkunเก่งgèngและlɛ́ใจjaiดีมากdii-mâak
Getting to work with you, I consider myself to have won the lottery because you are so talented and kind.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเราraoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiที่tîiได้dâaiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiคนนี้kon-níiมาmaaร่วมrûuamทีมtiimเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaที่tîiค้างคาkáang-kaaมานานmaa-naanได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
Our company feels like it won the lottery getting this new employee on the team because he successfully solved a long-standing problem.
การที่gaan têeนักลงทุนnák long tunรายย่อยraai yôiซื้อséuหุ้นตัวhûn dtuuaนั้นnánก่อนที่gòn têeราคาraa-kaaจะjàพุ่งสูงขึ้นpûng sŏong kûenหลายlăaiเท่าตัวtâo dtuuaก็gâwไม่mâiต่างdtàangอะไรà-raiกับgàpการgaanถูกหวยtòok hŭuaiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan yài
For a small investor to have bought that stock just before its price skyrocketed several times over is no different from winning a grand lottery prize.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tùuk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; 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)cheap; inexpensivePart 1
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หวยhǔuaiหวยhǔuai1lottery; numbers game; [Thai] lottery2lottery ticket (informal)lottery; numbers game; [Thai] lotteryPart 2
ถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuaiถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuai[to] win the lottery[to] win the lotteryWord