โชคลาภ
chôok-lâapMeanings
1NounA2
good luck; fortune
good luck or favorable fortune, often implying success or positive outcomes by chance
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโชคลาภchôok-lâapโชคลาภchôok-lâap1good luck; fortune2windfall; lucky gain
Today I have good luck.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaได้dâaiงานngaanใหม่màiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiโชคลาภchôok-lâapช่วยchûuai
Yesterday he said he got a new job thanks to good fortune.
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoทีมเราtiim-raoเข้ารอบkâo-rɔ̂ɔpชิงchingเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีmiiโชคลาภchôok-lâapเข้าข้างkâo-kâang
Last year our team reached the finals as if luck was on our side.
เธอterเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเริ่มต้นrêrm dtônวันwanด้วยdûuayใจดีjai deeๆ-จะjàดึงดูดdeung dòotโชคลาภchôhk lâapและláeโอกาสดีoh-gàat deeๆ-เข้ามาkâo maa
She believes starting the day with a kind heart attracts good luck and opportunities.
2NounB1
windfall; lucky gain
an unexpected benefit or gain, especially money, prizes, or other valuables obtained by luck
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเปิดกล่องbpèrt glòngเปิดกล่องbpèrt glòng[to] open a box; [to] unboxสุ่มsùmสุ่มsùm1basket fish trap2coop for poultry3random; haphazard (adv/adj)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2it can be considered that; it's fair to sayเป็นโชคbpen chôhkเป็นโชคbpen chôhk[to] be lucky; it is fortunateลาภlâapลาภlâapgain; benefit; good fortuneจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-
He opened a mystery box and got a new phone; that was truly an unexpected windfall.
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ป้าbpâaถูกtòokสลากsà-làakเลขท้ายlâyk táaiสองsŏngตัวdtuuaได้dâiเงินngernเป็นโชคbpen chôhkลาภlâapก้อนgônเล็กlékๆ-
Auntie won the two-digit lottery and received a small windfall of money.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจับฉลากjàp-chà-làakโบนัสพิเศษboo-nát-pí-sèetปีนี้bpii-níiเขาkǎoได้dâaiรางวัลใหญ่raang-wan-yàiเป็นโชคbpen-chôokลาภlâapที่tîiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kít
The company drew lots for a special bonus this year, and he won a big prize, an unexpected windfall.
ระหว่างrá-wàangไลฟ์ขายของlai-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəถูกtùukผู้สนับสนุนpûu-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnสุ่มsùmโอนเงินoon-ngənให้hâiเป็นโชคbpen-chôokลาภlâapก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtooโดยdooiไม่ทันmâi-tanตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
During a live sale, a sponsor randomly transferred her a large sum, an unexpected windfall she didn’t see coming.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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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โชคลาภchôok-lâapโชคลาภchôok-lâapgood luck; fortunegood luck; fortuneWord