ผล็อย(plŏi)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
quickly; at once (falling asleep)
used after a verb like 'sleep' to mean falling asleep very quickly, often soundly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhaustedจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorหลับlàpหลับlàp1asleep (stative)2[to] sleep; [to] fall asleepผล็อยplŏiผล็อยplŏi1quickly; at once (falling asleep)2in drops; suddenly (falling)ไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1completely; altogether; really (emphatic)2[to] go past; go beyond3[!] Go ahead; go right now
He was so tired that he fell asleep instantly.
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The baby cried for a while and then dropped fast asleep.
พอporหัวhŭuaถึงtĕungหมอนmŏnเธอterก็gâwหลับlàpผล็อยplŏiไปbpaiทันทีtan teeเพราะpráwทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkมาmaaทั้งวันtáng wan
As soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell fast asleep immediately because she had been working hard all day.
ฉันchănเผลอหลับplĕr làpผล็อยplŏiไปbpaiตอนดูdton dooหนังnăngเลยloieไม่รู้mâi rúuว่าwâaตอนจบdton jòpเป็นbpenยังไงyang ngai
I accidentally fell sound asleep while watching the movie, so I don't know how it ended.
2AdverbC1
in drops; suddenly (falling)
used to describe tears or small things falling or dropping suddenly, one by one
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsน้ำตาnám dtaaน้ำตาnám dtaatear; tearsเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ร่วงrûuangร่วงrûuang1fallen; shed2[to] fall; drop (down by gravity)3[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)ผล็อยplŏiผล็อยplŏi1quickly; at once (falling asleep)2in drops; suddenly (falling)
When she heard the bad news, her tears dropped suddenly.
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เด็กหญิงdèk yĭngยืนyeunน้ำตาnám dtaaร่วงrûuangผล็อยplŏiหลังจากlăng jàakทำtamไอศกรีมai-sà-greemหล่นlònพื้นpéun
The little girl stood there with tears dropping down after dropping her ice cream on the floor.
เมื่อmêuuaผู้pôoเป็นbpenแม่mâeหวนนึกถึงhŭuan néuk tĕungลูกชายlôok chaaiที่têeจากไปjàak bpaiน้ำตาnám dtaaก็gâwหยดyòtผล็อยplŏiๆ-ลงมาlong maaอาบàapสองsŏngแก้มgâem
As the mother reminisced about her late son, tears fell continuously down both of her cheeks.
แม้máeเธอterจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamปั้นหน้าbpân nâaเข้มแข็งkêm-kăengแต่dtàeน้ำตาnám dtaaกลับglàpร่วงrûuangผล็อยplŏiลงมาlong maaอย่างyàangห้ามhâamไม่อยู่mâi yòo
Despite her efforts to maintain a strong facade, tears slipped and fell uncontrollably.