แช่ง
châeng
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] curse [sb]
To call for or wish harm, evil, or misfortune to befall someone; to utter a curse.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseมดใจmót jaiร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous4badly; severely (degree adverb in compounds)แช่งchâengแช่งchâeng1[to] curse [sb]2[to] jinx [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเจ้าหญิงjâo yĭngเจ้าหญิงjâo yĭngprincess (female royal)นอนหลับnon làpนอนหลับnon làp[to] sleep; be asleepไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลอดกาลdtà-lòt gaanตลอดกาลdtà-lòt gaan1forever; for all time2eternal; everlasting
The evil witch cursed the princess to sleep forever.
2NounB2
[to] jinx [sth]
To bring bad luck to something or someone by speaking of a negative possibility, thereby making it seem more likely to happen (e.g., 'อย่าแช่งสิ' - 'Don't jinx it!').
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testสัมภาษณ์săm-pâatสัมภาษณ์săm-pâat1[to] interview [sb]2interviewสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …จะเป็นjà bpenจะเป็นjà bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterแช่งchâengแช่งchâeng1[to] curse [sb]2[to] jinx [sth]
I have an important interview tomorrow, don't talk about failing, you might jinx it.