อิจฉา
ìt-chǎaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
jealous; envious (of [sb]/[sth])
feeling unhappy or resentful because [sb] else has [sth] you want; envious (of [sb]/[sth]).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อิจฉาìt-chǎaอิจฉาìt-chǎa1jealous; envious (of [sb]/[sth])2[to] envy [sb]/[sth]; be jealous ofเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmปิดเทอมbpìt-təəm1school break; vacation2[to be] on break; between terms
I’m envious of my friend who got to travel to Japan during the break.
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เขาkǎoอิจฉาìt-chǎaรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiที่tîiได้dâaiงานngaanดีdiiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเรียนจบriian-jòpเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoอยากyàakมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánบ้างbâang
He is envious of the senior who got a good job right after graduating because he wants that kind of opportunity too.
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoอิจฉาìt-chǎaพี่pîiที่tîiมีmiiเวลาwee-laaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉมากกว่าmâak-gwàaและlɛ́ได้dâaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaในnaiวิชาwí-chaaเดียวกันdiiao-gan
The younger sister is envious of her older sibling who has more time to study and gets higher scores in the same subject.
บางครั้งbaang-krángฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂อิจฉาìt-chǎaคนkonที่tîiกล้าglâaทิ้งงานtíng-ngaanที่tîiไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-màiซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiฉันchǎnยังyangทำtamไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนักnák
Sometimes I envy people who dare to leave jobs they dislike to start anew, which is something I haven’t quite managed to do.
2VerbB1
[to] envy [sb]/[sth]; be jealous of
to feel envy toward [sb]/[sth]; to be jealous of them.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อิจฉาìt-chăaอิจฉาìt-chăa1jealous; envious (of [sb]/[sth])2[to] envy [sb]/[sth]; be jealous ofเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyìi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japanบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyๆ-
I envy him for getting to travel to Japan often.
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น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiอิจฉาìt-chǎaพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoเพราะprɔ́พี่pîiได้รับdâi-rápคำชมkam-chomจากjàakครูkruuทุกครั้งtúk-kráng
The younger brother envies his sister because she gets praised by the teacher every time.
เธอtəəสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapว่าwâaอิจฉาìt-chǎaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiสอบติดsɔ̀ɔp-dtìtมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiในฝันnai-fǎn
She admitted that she envied her friend who got into their dream university.
ผมpǒmพยายามpá-yaa-yaamไม่mâiอิจฉาìt-chǎaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaบางครั้งbaang-krángความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmหวั่นไหวwàn-wǎi
I try not to envy others, but I admit that sometimes my friends’ success makes me waver.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ìt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |