ฟลุค
flúkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
lucky by chance; accidental
happening by pure luck rather than skill or planning; informal/slang usage
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîi1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ฟลุคflúkฟลุคflúk1lucky by chance; accidental2a fluke; a stroke of luck3by fluke; luckily (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That goal he just scored was so lucky!
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ฉันchǎnว่าwâaมันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฟลุคflúkมากกว่าmâak-gwàaที่tîiทีมเราtiim-raoชนะchá-náเพราะprɔ́วันนี้wan-níiเราraoเล่นlênได้dâaiไม่ดีmâi-diiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
I think our team's win was more of a lucky thing, because we didn't play very well today.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoสอบติดsɔ̀ɔp-dtìtมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiดังdangได้dâaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangฟลุคflúkแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́ความขยันkwaam-kà-yǎnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเองeeng
Him getting into a famous university wasn't a lucky occurrence, but was due to his own diligence.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakชัยชนะchai-chá-náที่tîiฟลุคflúkเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛมาจากmaa-jàakการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnและlɛ́ทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Sustainable success doesn't come from a single lucky victory, but from consistent planning and hard work.
2NounB1
a fluke; a stroke of luck
an accidental success or lucky chance; informal/slang
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฟลุคflúkฟลุคflúk1lucky by chance; accidental2a fluke; a stroke of luck3by fluke; luckily (colloq.)ไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉ1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3handiwork; doing
He won because of a fluke, not because of skill.
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การgaanถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîiรางวัลที่หนึ่งraang-wan-tîi-nʉ̀ngถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenฟลุคflúkครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiในnaiชีวิตchii-wítที่tîiน้อยnɔ́ɔiคนkonจะได้jà-dâaiเจอjəə
Winning the first prize in the lottery is considered a major fluke in life that very few people experience.
บางครั้งbaang-krángการค้นพบgaan-kón-pópทางวิทยาศาสตร์taang-wít-tá-yaa-sàatที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanก็gɔ̂เกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความkwaamฟลุคflúkระหว่างrá-wàangการทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâa
Sometimes, important scientific discoveries happen from a fluke during an experiment, not from advance planning.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaกำไรgam-raiที่tîiพุ่งสูงขึ้นpûng-sǔung-kʉ̂nของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangความkwaamฟลุคflúkที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakปัจจัยbpàt-jaiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoไม่ใช่mâi-châiผลการดำเนินงานpǒn-gaan-dam-nəən-ngaanที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
Analysts view the company's soaring profits as just a fluke caused by temporary external factors, not its actual performance.
3AdverbB1
by fluke; luckily (colloq.)
used adverbially (often as ฟลุคๆฟลุคๆflúk flúkby a lucky chance; by a fluke) to mean ‘by sheer luck’ or ‘luckily’, especially in speech
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สอบผ่านsòp pàanสอบผ่านsòp pàan1[to] pass (an exam, test, screening); meet the standard2having passed; qualifiedได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ฟลุคๆflúk flúkฟลุคๆflúk flúkby a lucky chance; by a flukeไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)อ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I passed the exam by sheer luck; I didn't study at all.
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เขาkăoเดาdaoคำตอบkam dtòpข้อkôสุดท้ายsùt táaiถูกtòokแบบbàepฟลุคๆflúk flúkเลยloieทำtamให้ได้hâi dâiคะแนนká-naenเต็มdtem
He luckily guessed the last answer correctly, which allowed him to get a perfect score.
ตอนแรกdton râekนึกว่าnéuk wâaจะjàแพ้páeแล้วláeoแต่ดันdtàe danยิงyingประตูชัยprà-dtuu chaiเข้าkâoตอนdtonนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tee sùt-táaiได้dâiฟลุคๆflúk flúk
At first, I thought we were going to lose, but then we luckily managed to score the winning goal in the last minute.
เขาkăoได้รับเลือกdâi ráp lêuuakให้hâiเป็นbpenหัวหน้าhŭua nâaโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeแบบbàepฟลุคๆflúk flúkเพราะpráwตัวเลือกdtuua lêuuakคนkonแรกrâekปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètตำแหน่งdtam-nàengไปbpaiกะทันหันgà-tan-hăn
He was chosen as the project leader by sheer luck because the first-choice candidate suddenly turned down the position.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟล, the first consonant ฟ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
flúk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |