โชคชะตา
chôok-chá-dtaaMeaning
1NounB1
fate; destiny
the power or course of events believed to control what happens in a person's life; destiny
Examples
บางครั้งbaang-krángบางครั้งbaang-krángsometimes; occasionallyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคิดว่าkít-wâaคิดว่าkít-wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)โชคชะตาพาchôok-chá-dtaa-paaโชคชะตาพาchôok-chá-dtaa-paa1fate leads; destiny guides2[to] lead or guide (of fate)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet up
Sometimes I think fate brought us together.
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เขาkǎoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaโชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaaกำหนดgam-nòtเส้นทางชีวิตsên-taang-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngคนเราkon-rao
He believes that destiny determines the course of our lives.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพลาดplâatโอกาสoo-gàatนั้นnánไปbpaiเธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaคงkongเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangของkɔ̌ɔngโชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaa
When she missed that opportunity, she said it was probably a matter of destiny.
แม้mɛ́ɛเราraoจะjàวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnดีdiiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiโชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaaก็gɔ̂ยังyangชอบchɔ̂ɔpพาpaaเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanไปbpaiในทางnai-taangที่tîiคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ng
No matter how well we plan, destiny still likes to steer events in unexpected directions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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โชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaaโชคชะตาchôok-chá-dtaafate; destinyfate; destinyWord