เจ้าช่วย

jâo chûuai

Meanings

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exclamation of surprise, shock, or dismay ('Good heavens!')

An exclamation of surprise, shock, or dismay, equivalent to 'Good heavens!' or 'Oh my goodness!'. Often treated as a shortened form of พระเจ้าช่วยพระเจ้าช่วยprá-jâao chûuai[!] Oh my God!; Good heavens!.

Examples

เจ้าช่วยjâo chûuaiเจ้าช่วยjâo chûuaiexclamation of surprise, shock, or dismay ('Good heavens!')ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)แพงpaengแพงpaeng1expensive2costly (figurative)อย่างนี้yàang néeอย่างนี้yàang née1like this; in this way2so; to this extent3this kind of; such (as this)4this kind (thing/person)
Good heavens! Why is it so expensive?

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)Part 1
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ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]Part 2
เจ้าช่วยjâo chûuaiเจ้าช่วยjâo chûuaiexclamation of surprise, shock, or dismay ('Good heavens!')