ลาภ(lâap)
Meanings
1NounB1
good fortune; gain by chance
good luck or benefit that comes unexpectedly or without direct effort, often money, property, or opportunity
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedลาภlâapลาภlâap1good fortune; gain by chance2windfall; boonแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kítไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kít1unexpected; unforeseen2[to] not expect; fail to anticipate3unexpectedlyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtŭua kon-sèrtตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtŭua kon-sèrtconcert ticketฟรีfreeฟรีfree1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3free; unrestricted; loose4gratis; complimentary
He received an unexpected windfall when a friend gave him a free concert ticket.
2NounB2
windfall; boon
an unexpected profit or advantage received suddenly
Examples
อยู่ๆyòo yòoอยู่ๆyòo yòosuddenly; out of the blueบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerคืนเงินkeun ngernคืนเงินkeun ngern[to] refund; [to] return moneyค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical value5worth; value (abstract)ประกันbprà-ganประกันbprà-gan1insurance2guarantee; warranty3[to] insure; [to] guarantee; [to] underwrite4bail; bond; deposit (security)5[to] bail (out); [to] post bondเกินgernเกินgern1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherเป็นลาภbpen lâapเป็นลาภbpen lâap[to] be a stroke of luck; be a boonที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kítไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kít1unexpected; unforeseen2[to] not expect; fail to anticipate3unexpectedly
Out of the blue, the company refunded an excess insurance fee to me; I consider it an unexpected windfall.