พาโชค
paa-chôokMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] bring good luck (to [sb/sth])
To bring or cause good luck for someone or something.
Examples
แมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พาโชคpaa-chôokพาโชคpaa-chôok1[to] bring good luck (to [sb/sth])2luck-bringing; bringing good luckมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
This cat brings me good luck.
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เขาkǎoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaตัวdtuuaนี้níiจะjàพาโชคpaa-chôokมาmaaให้hâiในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
He believes this shirt will bring him luck in the competition.
คุณยายkun-yaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaการปลูกgaan-bplùukต้นdtônว่านสี่ทิศwâan-sìi-títจะพาjà-paaโชคลาภchôok-lâapมาสู่maa-sùuบ้านbâan
Grandma said that planting a four-directions lily plant will bring good fortune to the house.
หลายคนlăai konหวังว่าwăng wâaการทำบุญgaan tam bunในnaiวันปีใหม่wan bpee màiจะjàพาโชคpaa chôhkและláeสิ่งsìngดีๆdee deeมาmaaให้hâiตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lòt táng bpee
Many people hope that making merit on New Year's Day will bring luck and good things throughout the year.
2AdjectiveA2
luck-bringing; bringing good luck
Having the quality of bringing good luck; considered auspicious.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวพาโชคpaa-chôokพาโชคpaa-chôok1[to] bring good luck (to [sb/sth])2luck-bringing; bringing good luckของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my lucky shirt.
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Mom bought a lucky plant to grow in front of the house.
เขาkǎoจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənเยอะมากyə́-mâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉเบอร์โทรศัพท์bəə-too-rá-sàpพาโชคpaa-chôokเบอร์bəəนี้níi
He paid a lot of money to buy this auspicious phone number.
นักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtบางคนbaang-konเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสีsǐiพาโชคpaa-chôokมากmâakถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpต้องdtɔ̂ngทาสีtaa-sǐiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
Some businesspeople really believe in lucky colors, to the point of having to repaint their entire office.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
paa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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พาโชคpaa-chôokพาโชคpaa-chôok[to] bring good luck (to [sb/sth])[to] bring good luck (to [sb/sth])Word