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chɛ̂ɛngMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] curse [sb]
To call for or wish harm, evil, or misfortune to befall someone; to utter a curse.
Examples
แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótแม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótwitch (female)ใจร้ายjai-ráaiใจร้ายjai-ráaicruel; meanแช่งchɛ̂ɛngแช่งchɛ̂ɛng1[to] curse [sb]2[to] jinx [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)นอนหลับnɔɔn-làpนอนหลับnɔɔn-làp[to] sleep; be asleepไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลอดกาลdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-gaanตลอดกาลdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-gaan1forever; for all time2eternal; everlasting
The evil witch cursed the princess to sleep forever.
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คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaใครkraiขโมยkà-mooiสมบัติsǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngฟาโรห์faa-rooจะjàถูกtùukแช่งchɛ̂ɛng
Ancient people believed that anyone who stole a pharaoh's treasure would be cursed.
ด้วยdûuaiความเจ็บปวดkwaam-jèp-bpùuatจากjàakการgaanถูกtùukหักหลังhàk-lǎngเธอtəəจึงjʉngเปล่งวาจาbplèeng-waa-jaaแช่งchɛ̂ɛngชักchákหักhàkกระดูกgrà-dùukเขาkǎoต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìt
In the pain of betrayal, she uttered a severe curse against him in front of the sacred objects.
2VerbB2
[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-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)สัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâatสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâat1[to] interview [sb]2interviewสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)พลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterแช่งchɛ̂ɛngแช่งchɛ̂ɛng1[to] curse [sb]2[to] jinx [sth]
I have an important interview tomorrow, don't talk about failing, you might jinx it.
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Aรถrótเราraoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเสียsǐiaเลยləəiนะnáBอย่าyàaพูดpûutแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánสิsìเดี๋ยวdǐiaoก็gɔ̂แช่งchɛ̂ɛngให้hâiมันmanเสียsǐiaหรอกrɔ̀k
A: My car has never broken down. B: Don't say that! You're going to jinx it and make it break down.
เขาkǎoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàทำลายสถิติtam-laai-sà-tì-dtìแล้วlɛ́ɛoอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngพูดpûutอะไรà-raiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaนะnáผมpǒmกลัวgluuaไปbpaiแช่งchɛ̂ɛngให้hâiเขาkǎoพลาดplâat
He's about to break the record, don't say anything yet. I'm afraid of jinxing him and making him fail.
ดูเหมือนว่าduu-mʉ̌ʉan-wâaทุกอย่างtúk-yàangกำลังgam-langไปbpaiได้dâaiสวยsǔuaiผมpǒmไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàพูดpûutอะไรà-raiมากmâakกลัวgluuaจะjàกลายเป็นglaai-bpenปากbpàakไปbpaiแช่งchɛ̂ɛngตัวเองdtuua-eeng
It seems like everything is going well. I don't want to say too much, for fear that my own words will jinx myself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chɛ̂ɛng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |