ให้โชค
hâi-chôokMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] bring good luck
to bring good luck or good fortune.
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ตุ๊กแกdtúk-gɛɛตุ๊กแกdtúk-gɛɛtokay geckoในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ให้โชคhâi-chôokให้โชคhâi-chôok[to] bring good luck
Thai people believe that a gecko in the house will bring good luck.
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เขาkǎoเก็บgèpแบงค์bɛ́ng20ใบbaiแรกrɛ̂ɛkที่tîiหาได้hǎa-dâaiของkɔ̌ɔngวันwanไว้wáiเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàให้โชคhâi-chôokในnaiการค้าขายgaan-káa-kǎai
He keeps the first 20-baht bill he earns of the day because he believes it will bring good luck in business.
หลายคนlǎai-konไปbpaiขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnจากjàakต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiเพราะprɔ́หวังว่าwǎng-wâaท่านtânจะjàให้โชคhâi-chôokถูกหวยtùuk-hǔuai
Many people go make a wish at the big tree, hoping it will bring them the good fortune of winning the lottery.
ความฝันkwaam-fǎnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnอาจàatเป็นbpenลางบอกเหตุlaang-bɔ̀ɔk-hèetที่จะtîi-jàให้โชคhâi-chôokก้อนโตgɔ̂ɔn-dtooแก่gɛ̀ɛคุณkunก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai
Last night's dream might be an omen that will bring you a great fortune.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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
ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)[to] give; providePart 1
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ให้โชคhâi-chôokให้โชคhâi-chôok[to] bring good luck[to] bring good luckWord