โอชา
oo-chaaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
delicious; tasty
having a very pleasant taste; delicious or savory (often used in a formal or literary context)
Examples
อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)โอชาoo-chaaโอชาoo-chaadelicious; tastyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyรับประทานráp-bprà-taanรับประทานráp-bprà-taan1[to] eat (polite/formal)2[to] drink (polite/formal)3[to] take (medicine) (polite/formal)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiangหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiang1all gone; completely used up; sold out2completely; leaving nothing
This meal was so delicious that everyone ate it all up.
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ปลาทูbplaa-tuuทอดtɔ̂ɔtถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenอาหารaa-hǎanอันanโอชาoo-chaaสำหรับsǎm-ràpแมวmɛɛoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
Fried mackerel is considered a savory treat for my cat.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangข้าวผัดkâao-pàtธรรมดาtam-má-daaแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiมันmanกลายเป็นglaai-bpenอาหารaa-hǎanอันanโอชาoo-chaaได้dâaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though it's just ordinary fried rice, my mother's skills always turn it into a delicious culinary delight.
กษัตริย์gà-sàtในnaiนิทานní-taanทรงsongจัดงานเลี้ยงjàt-ngaan-líiangต้อนรับแขกdtɔ̂ɔn-ráp-kɛ̀ɛkบ้านแขกbâan-kɛ̀ɛkเมืองmʉʉangด้วยdûuaiพระกระยาหารprá-grà-yaa-hǎanอันanโอชาoo-chaaนานาชนิดnaa-naa-chá-nít
The king in the tale hosted a banquet for the foreign guests with various kinds of delectable dishes.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
oo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
โอooโอoo1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3water bowl (Northern Thai)oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)Part 1
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โอชาoo-chaaโอชาoo-chaadelicious; tastydelicious; tastyWord