ฤกษ์(rôek)
Meanings
1NounB2
auspicious time
A favorable or lucky moment determined by astrology for beginning an activity or ceremony.
Examples
คู่บ่าวสาวkôo bàao săaoคู่บ่าวสาวkôo bàao săao1bride and groom2newlyweds (by extension)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหมอดูmŏr dooหมอดูmŏr doofortune-teller; seerบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ฤกษ์แต่งงานrôek dtàeng ngaanฤกษ์แต่งงานrôek dtàeng ngaanauspicious wedding time/dateก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] escort; see off6[to] emit; transmit; send outการ์ดเชิญgáat chernการ์ดเชิญgáat cherninvitation card
The couple is waiting for the astrologer to announce the auspicious wedding time before sending invitations.
2NounB2
opportune moment (figurative)
A suitable or timely moment to act; an opening or chance (figurative, from the idea of auspicious timing).
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฤกษ์rôekฤกษ์rôek1opportune moment (figurative)2auspicious timeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยกมือyók meuยกมือyók meu[to] raise one's handถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultข้อสงสัยkôr sŏng săiข้อสงสัยkôr sŏng săi1question; query; point of doubt2suspicion; grounds for suspicionทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
When the manager fell silent, it was a good moment for me to raise my hand and ask my question.