บลัฟฟ์
blàpMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] bluff
To trick or intimidate someone by pretending to be more confident, stronger, or more knowledgeable, for example in poker or negotiations.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptบลัฟฟ์blàpบลัฟฟ์blàp1[to] bluff2a bluff (pretense)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He tried to bluff that he had good cards in his hand, but nobody believed him.
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เวลาwee-laaเล่นlênโป๊กเกอร์bpóok-gə̂əบางครั้งbaang-krángคุณkunก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngบลัฟฟ์blàpเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàชนะchá-ná
When playing poker, sometimes you have to bluff in order to win.
ในnaiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamพยายามpá-yaa-yaamบลัฟฟ์blàpเราraoโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaได้รับdâi-rápข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiดีกว่าdii-gwàa
In the business negotiation, the opposing party tried to bluff us by claiming they had received a better offer.
เธอtəəมีmiiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการgaanบลัฟฟ์blàpคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnได้dâaiอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niianเธอtəəสามารถsǎa-mâatทำหน้าเฉยtam-nâa-chə̌əiและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเธอtəəเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàaได้dâai
She has a talent for bluffing others flawlessly; she can keep a straight face and make everyone believe she has the upper hand.
2NounB2
a bluff (pretense)
An act of bluffing; a show of strength or confidence meant to trick or intimidate others.
Examples
คำขู่kam-kùuคำขู่kam-kùuthreatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterบลัฟฟ์blàpบลัฟฟ์blàp1[to] bluff2a bluff (pretense)เท่านั้นแหละtâo-nán-lɛ̀เท่านั้นแหละtâo-nán-lɛ̀that's all; that's itเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
His threat is just a bluff; he wouldn't actually dare to do it.
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ฉันchǎnรู้ทันrúu-tanทีtiiว่าwâaมันmanเป็นbpenการgaanบลัฟฟ์blàpเพราะprɔ́แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuไม่มั่นใจmâi-mân-jaiเลยləəi
I knew right away it was a bluff because his eyes looked uncertain.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatขึ้นราคาkʉ̂n-raa-kaaของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการgaanบลัฟฟ์blàpเชิงกลยุทธ์chəəng-gon-lá-yútเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดdtà-làat
Analysts viewed the company's price hike announcement as merely a strategic bluff to test the market's reaction.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiแข็งกร้าวkɛ̌ng-grâaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอาจàatเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการgaanบลัฟฟ์blàpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปิดบังbpìt-bangความอ่อนแอkwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengในnaiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaครั้งนี้kráng-níi
His tough stance might just be a bluff to hide his own weakness in this negotiation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บลัฟฟ์ said บลับ?
blàp
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฟ is said like บ (p).Silent letterฟ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บล, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฟ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
blàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ฟ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |