ปลอมๆ(bplom bplom)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
fake; phony; not genuine
not real or authentic; pretend or imitation (colloquial; reduplication adds an informal/toned-down emphasis)
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1childish; immature2easy; trivial (colloquial)3children; kidsกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play (game/sport/instrument)2[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)3casually; for fun (manner marker)4[to] act; perform (role)5[to] play; have fun6[to] tease; kid; mess withดาบdàapดาบdàap1sword2Police Senior Sergeant Major (Thai rank); ดาบตำรวจปลอมๆbplom bplomปลอมๆbplom bplom1fake; phony; not genuine2in a fake/pretend way; insincerelyกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)สนามsà-năamสนามsà-năam1yard; open ground2field; court; pitch; ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
The children are playing with pretend swords in the yard.
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สร้อยsôiเส้นsênนี้néeเป็นbpenทองtongปลอมๆbplom bplomแต่dtàeดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanของจริงkŏng jingมากmâak
This necklace is imitation gold, but it looks very much like the real thing.
เธอterซื้อséuกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoแบรนด์เนมbraen naymปลอมๆbplom bplomมาใช้maa cháiเพราะpráwของจริงkŏng jingแพงเกินไปpaeng gern bpai
She bought an imitation designer bag to use because the real one was too expensive.
ในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeพวกเขาpûuak kăoใช้cháiเพชรpétปลอมๆbplom bplomที่têeทำจากtam jàakแก้วgâewแต่dtàeการเจียระไนgaan jiia-rá-naiอย่างดีyàang deeทำให้tam hâiมันmanดูdooสมจริงsŏm jingในnaiกล้องglâwng
In this movie, they used imitation diamonds made of glass, but the fine cutting made them look realistic on camera.
2AdverbB2
in a fake/pretend way; insincerely
in a way that is not genuine, as if pretending; often insincerely (colloquial; reduplication softens/tones down the force)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himแค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justแกล้งทำเป็นglâeng tam bpenแกล้งทำเป็นglâeng tam bpen[to] deliberately pretend; [to] feignเห็นใจhĕn jaiเห็นใจhĕn jai[to] sympathize; feel for [sb]ปลอมๆbplom bplomปลอมๆbplom bplom1fake; phony; not genuine2in a fake/pretend way; insincerelyแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4whatเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
He just pretended to sympathize insincerely; in reality, he didn't feel anything at all.
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เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánร้องไห้róng hâiปลอมๆbplom bplomเพราะpráwอยากได้yàak dâiของเล่นkŏng lênชิ้นchínใหม่mài
That child cried insincerely because they wanted a new toy.
เวลาway-laaเธอterหัวเราะhŭua róปลอมๆbplom bplomน่ะnâฟังfangสิsìมันmanดูออกdoo òkเลยloieว่าwâaเธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีความสุขmee kwaam sùkจริงๆjing jing
Listen to the way she laughs insincerely; you can tell she isn't really happy.
คำขอโทษkam kŏr tôhtของเขาkŏng kăoฟังดูfang dooปลอมๆbplom bplomเหมือนmĕuuanพูดpôotไปตามbpai dtaamมารยาทmaa-rá-yâatมากกว่าmâak gwàaจะjàรู้สึกผิดróo-sèuk pìtจากใจจริงjàak jai jing
His apology sounded insincere, as if he was just saying it out of politeness rather than feeling genuinely sorry.