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lâap-bpàakMeanings
1NounB2
unexpected food treat
An unexpected chance to eat something tasty or receive free food.
Examples
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เค้กkéekเค้กkéekcake (sweet baked dessert)มาmaaมาmaa1[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)พอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; just enough2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4[to] fit exactly; be just rightวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2it can be considered that; it's fair to sayเป็นลาภbpen-lâapเป็นลาภbpen-lâap[to] be a stroke of luck; be a boonปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
My neighbor just brought over a cake today. I guess it's my lucky day for a treat!
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ไปbpaiบ้านbâanเพื่อนpêuuanแล้วláeoเขาkăoทำtamสุกี้sù-géeกินกันgin ganพอดีpo deeเลยloieได้dâiกินginฟรีfreeถือเป็นtĕu bpenลาภปากlâap bpàakจริงๆjing jing
I went to my friend's house just as they were making sukiyaki, so I got to eat for free. It was truly an unexpected treat!
ประชุมbprà-chumเลิกlə̂əkดึกdʉ̀kหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเลยləəiสั่งsàngอาหารญี่ปุ่นaa-hǎan-yîi-bpùnเจ้าดังjâao-dangมาmaaเลี้ยงlíiangทุกคนtúk-konนับเป็นnáp-bpenลาภปากlâap-bpàakของkɔ̌ɔngทีมงานtiim-ngaanทั้งtángแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛk
The meeting ended late, so the boss ordered food from a famous Japanese restaurant for everyone; it was an unexpected culinary windfall for the entire department.
พอดีpɔɔ-diiเดินผ่านdəən-pàanงานเปิดตัวสินค้าngaan-bpə̀ət-dtuua-sǐn-káaใหม่màiเขาkǎoแจกjɛ̀ɛkอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiชิมchimฟรีfriiเลยləəiได้dâaiลาภปากlâap-bpàakไปbpaiโดยdooiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kít
I happened to walk past a new product launch event where they were giving out free food samples, so I unexpectedly got a tasty treat.
2NounC1
windfall/bonanza (figurative)
Figurative: an easy gain or windfall opportunity, especially profit arising from circumstances.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ลาภปากlâap-bpàakลาภปากlâap-bpàak1unexpected food treat2windfall/bonanza (figurative)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanimportant person; VIPถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuua1[to] withdraw; pull out2withdrawal (of participation)กะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎn1sudden; abrupt2suddenly; abruptly
He got this job as a windfall because the main competitor suddenly withdrew.
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การที่gaan-tîiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatลดlótภาษีนำเข้าpaa-sǐi-nam-kâoชิ้นส่วนchín-sùuanอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ì-lék-trɔɔ-nìkถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenลาภปากlâap-bpàakของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanรายย่อยraai-yɔ̂i
The government's announcement to reduce import taxes on electronic parts is a windfall for small entrepreneurs.
วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtครั้งkrángนั้นnánกลับกลายเป็นglàp-glaai-bpenลาภปากlâap-bpàakของkɔ̌ɔngนักลงทุนnák-long-tunบางbaangกลุ่มglùmที่tîiช้อนซื้อchɔ́ɔn-sʉ́ʉสินทรัพย์sǐn-sápได้dâaiในnaiราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukแสนsɛ̌ɛnถูกtùuk
That economic crisis turned into a windfall for some investor groups who managed to scoop up assets at rock-bottom prices.
การเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapอย่างฉับพลันyàang-chàp-planส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoได้dâaiลาภปากlâap-bpàakก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtooจากjàakการผูกขาดgaan-pùuk-kàatตลาดชั่วคราวdtà-làat-chûua-kraao
The sudden regulatory change resulted in his company gaining a huge windfall from a temporary market monopoly.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ภ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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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ลาภปากlâap-bpàakลาภปากlâap-bpàakunexpected food treatunexpected food treatWord