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ตกหลุมรัก

Components

ตก
หลุม
รัก

Pronunciation

tòk lǔm rák

fall in love

Native recording

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  1. 1 fall in love、fall for someone、become captivated by

This expression means to fall in love or become deeply drawn to someone or something. It focuses on the moment or process of becoming emotionally attached, rather than simply already liking or loving someone.

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fall in love、fall for someone、become captivated by

Verb⭐️4 Often used

Primarily used for falling in love with a person, and also used figuratively for becoming strongly charmed by a place, work, or experience.

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Learning notes

Explanation

ตกหลุมรัก is an idiomatic expression made from ตก “fall,” หลุม “hole,” and รัก “love.” It carries the image of “falling into love.” It is natural in everyday conversation, romance stories, songs, dramas, and social media. The basic pattern is ตกหลุมรัก + target. With a person, it normally sounds romantic; with a city, song, movie, or similar target, it means to become deeply charmed or captivated.

Usage

Use this when talking about someone becoming romantically attracted to another person, such as in personal stories, dramas, novels, or songs. It can also be used warmly and figuratively when someone becomes deeply fond of a city, artwork, music, food, or another experience.

Caution

When used with a person, it usually suggests romantic feelings. For liking someone as a friend or admiring them, ชอบ or ชื่นชม is safer. To describe an ongoing state of love, รัก is usually more natural than ตกหลุมรัก.

Differences from similar words

1 fall in love synonyms

  • ชอบ is the general word for liking people, things, or activities. ตกหลุมรัก is more emotionally intense, and with a person it usually sounds romantic.

  • รัก describes the feeling or state of loving someone. ตกหลุมรัก describes the change of falling in love or becoming romantically drawn to someone.

  • หลงรัก also means to be in love or infatuated. ตกหลุมรัก more naturally highlights the act or moment of falling in love, while หลงรัก can describe already being strongly enamored.

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