Rope in Thai

“Rope” in Thai is เชือกchûeak.

เชือก chûeak

rope, string, cord noun

chûeak falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

You'll hear it in Magic Rope (เชือกวิเศษ).

How to use it

เชือกchûeak, with a falling tone, is any rope, string or cord, and a shoelace is เชือกรองเท้าchûeak rawng-táao. Formal Thai uses the same word to count elephants: ช้างสามเชือกcháang sǎam chûeak, three elephants, where everyday speech says ตัวdtua. Tying is ผูกpùuk, and untying แก้gâe.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

cheuak
chuak
chuek

Song Magic Rope (เชือกวิเศษ) One of the most-watched Thai music videos ever: a man who has tried everything to keep his girlfriend realises that even a magic rope could only hold her body, not her heart, and lets her go with a blessing. Its lines teach even if, may you…, you don't have to, don't worry, thanks for…, sorry that…, and the heart words Thai uses for feelings.

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