โชค
chôokMeanings
1NounA2
luck; fortune
chance or fate that affects outcomes, often bringing good or bad results
Examples
บางครั้งbaang-krángบางครั้งbaang-krángsometimes; occasionallyผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápผลลัพธ์pǒn-láp1result; outcome2result (math)3output (computing)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàp[to] depend on [sth/sb]; be up to [sb]; hinge on [sth]โชคchôokโชคchôok1luck; fortune2good luck; fortune (auspicious chance)
Sometimes outcomes depend on chance.
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Yesterday I lost the game because of fate.
ถ้าtâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฝนfǒnไม่mâiตกdtòkก็gɔ̂ถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของkɔ̌ɔngโชคchôokเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-gan
If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, that’s a matter of chance too.
หลายlǎaiครั้งkrángความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètหรือrʉ̌ʉความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakโชคchôokที่tîiควบคุมkûuap-kumไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâat
Often success or failure comes from uncontrollable fate more than ability.
2NounB1
good luck; fortune (auspicious chance)
a favorable or auspicious turn of luck; a lucky break or chance that benefits someone
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแข่งkɛ̀ngแข่งkɛ̀ng1[to] compete2[to] raceเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerโชคช่วยchôok-chûuaiโชคช่วยchôok-chûuai1[to] have luck on one's side; be helped by luck2luckily!; fortunately!เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The rain stopped right before the match, like we got a lucky break.
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เขาkăoได้dâiงานngaanเพราะpráwบังเอิญbang ernเจอjerผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanในnaiลิฟต์lípถือว่าtĕuu wâaเป็นโชคbpen chôhkของเขาkŏng kăoจริงๆjing jing
He got the job because he happened to meet the manager in the elevator; that was truly his lucky break.
ผมpǒmพกตั๋วpók-dtǔuaสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngติดdtìtกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoมีmiiคนkonสละsà-làที่tîiพอดีpɔɔ-diiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanโชคchôokเข้าข้างkâo-kâangเราrao
I kept a standby ticket in my pocket, and someone gave up their seat—it felt like luck was on our side.
กำหนดส่งgam-nòt-sòngถูกtùukเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daaโดยdooiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kítซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นโชคbpen-chôokที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทีมเราtiim-raoมีmiiเวลาwee-laaปรับแก้bpràp-gɛ̂ɛแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaan
The deadline was unexpectedly extended by a week, a stroke of luck that gave our team time to revise the plan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chôok
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 | — | — |