โชคร้าย
chôhk ráaiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
unlucky; unfortunate
having bad luck or marked by misfortune
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiโชคร้ายchôhk ráai1unlucky; unfortunate2bad luck; misfortune3unluckily; unfortunately
He is an unlucky person.
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I was unlucky to have lost my phone yesterday.
เธอterโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiเสมอsà-mĕrเวลาway-laaเล่นการพนันlên gaan pá-nanไม่เคยmâi koieชนะchá-náเลยloie
She's always unlucky when she gambles; she never wins.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonที่têeโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiจริงๆjing jingทั้งที่táng têeทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่เคยmâi koieได้รับdâi rápการเลื่อนตำแหน่งgaan lêuuan dtam-nàengเลยloie
He is a really unlucky person; even though he works hard, he never gets promoted.
2NounA2
bad luck; misfortune
Bad luck, or something bad that happens to someone by chance.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)โชคร้ายchôhk ráaiโชคร้ายchôhk ráai1unlucky; unfortunate2bad luck; misfortune3unluckily; unfortunately
I've had nothing but bad luck today.
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I had some bad luck yesterday: I lost five hundred baht.
Let's hope this is the last bit of bad luck.
หลังจากlăng jàakเจอjerโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiมาmaaหลายlăaiครั้งkrángเขาkăoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmคิดว่าkít wâaควรkuuanไปbpaiทำบุญtam bunบ้างbâang
After several bouts of bad luck, he started thinking he should go and make merit.
3AdverbB1
unluckily; unfortunately
used to say that something happened in a bad or unlucky way
Examples
โชคร้ายchôhk ráaiโชคร้ายchôhk ráai1unlucky; unfortunate2bad luck; misfortune3unluckily; unfortunatelyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
Unfortunately, it rained, so we couldn't go to the beach.
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ฉันchănอยากyàakไปbpaiดูหนังdoo nǎngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมากmâakแต่dtàeโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiที่têeตั๋วdtŭuaขายหมดkăai mòtแล้วláeo
I really wanted to see this movie, but unfortunately, the tickets were already sold out.
โชคร้ายchôhk ráaiที่têeรถrótของเขาkŏng kăoเสียsĭiaระหว่างทางrá-wàang taangเลยloieมาmaaประชุมสายbprà-chum săai
Unfortunately, his car broke down on the way, so he was late for the meeting.
แผนการpăen gaanทั้งหมดtáng mòtเตรียมไว้dtriiam wáiเป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang deeแต่dtàeโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiที่têeเกิดเหตุการณ์gèrt hèt gaanไม่คาดฝันmâi kâat fănขึ้นkêunทำให้tam hâiต้องdtôngยกเลิกyók-lêrkไปbpaiในที่สุดnai têe sùt
The entire plan was very well-prepared, but unfortunately, an unexpected incident occurred, forcing its eventual cancellation.
Word Breakdown
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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousevil; wicked; maliciousPart 2
โชคร้ายchôhk ráaiโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiunlucky; unfortunateunlucky; unfortunateWord