ปลาทอง(bplaa tong)
Meanings
1NounA1
goldfish
A domesticated ornamental fish (Carassius auratus), typically orange or multicolored, commonly kept in aquariums and ponds.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลาทองbplaa tongปลาทองbplaa tong1goldfish2person with short attention/memory (figurative)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)
I have one goldfish.
2NounB1
person with short attention/memory (figurative)
Figurative: a person seen as having a short memory or attention span, like a goldfish.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognizeไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)ความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tongความจำปลาทองkwaam jam bplaa tonggoldfish memory; very poor memoryจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
He doesn't remember? He really has a goldfish memory.
Word Breakdown
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ปลาทองbplaa tongปลาทองbplaa tonggoldfish