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Fortune-telling & Luck

Words for fortune-telling, amulets, and luck, which matter a lot to many Thais.

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Thai	Reading	Meaning
ดวงดี	duang diiduaŋ diː	to be in luck
ดวงตก	duang dtòkduaŋ tòk	to be in a bad patch
ดูลายมือ	duu laai-mʉʉduː laːj.mɯː	palm reading
ไพ่ยิปซี	phâi yíp-siipʰâj jíp.siː	tarot cards
ปีนักษัตร	pii nák-sàtpiː nák.sàt	Chinese zodiac year
ไหว้ขอพร	wâi khɔ̌ɔ phɔɔnwâj kʰɔ̌ː pʰɔːn	to pray for a wish
บนบาน	bon-baanbon.baːn	to make a vow
แก้บน	gɛ̂ɛ bonkɛ̂ː bon	to fulfill a vow
โชคลาง	chôok-laangtɕʰôːk.laːŋ	omen
เลขมงคล	lêek mong-khonlêːk moŋ.kʰon	lucky number
สายสิญจน์	sǎai-sǐnsǎːj.sǐn	sacred thread
สะเดาะเคราะห์	sà-dɔ̀ khrɔ́sà.dɔ̀ kʰrɔ́ʔ	to ward off bad luck
ลอตเตอรี่	lɔ́t-dtəə-rîilɔ́t.tɤː.rîː	lottery ticket
ถูกหวย	thùuk hǔaitʰùːk hǔaj	to win the lottery
เลขเด็ด	lêek dètlêːk dèt	hot lottery tip
ผูกข้อมือ	phùuk khɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉpʰùːk kʰɔ̂ː.mɯː	to tie a blessing string on the wrist
ปีชง	pii chongpiː tɕʰoŋ	unlucky year (zodiac clash)
ยันต์	yanjan	yantra; sacred design
สักยันต์	sàk yansàk jan	to get a sacred tattoo
ตีเลข	dtii lêektiː lêːk	to decode lucky numbers
แม่นมาก	mɛ̂n mâakmɛ̂n mâːk	very accurate (of a fortune)

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