พลบค่ำ
plóp-kâmMeaning
1NounB1
dusk; twilight
the time in the evening when daylight fades and darkness approaches
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesพลบค่ำplóp kâmพลบค่ำplóp kâmdusk; twilightฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสลัวsà-lŭuaสลัวsà-lŭua1dim; faint (light)2hazy; indistinct (vision/memory)ๆ-
We went home at dusk; the sky was still dim.
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เมื่อmêuuaถึงtĕungพลบค่ำplóp kâmแสงอาทิตย์săeng aa-títค่อยkôiๆ-หายไปhăai bpaiและláeลมlomเริ่มrêrmเย็นyen
At dusk, the sunlight gradually fades and the breeze turns cool.
เสียงนกsǐiang-nókเงียบngîiapลงในlong-naiเวลาwee-laaพลบค่ำplóp-kâmหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเริ่มrə̂əmเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiตามdtaamทางtaang
As dusk falls, the birds grow quiet and the village lights along the road come on.
ทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapยามพลบค่ำyaam-plóp-kâmสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnสีส้มsǐi-sômอมomม่วงmûuangของkɔ̌ɔngฟ้าfáaราวกับraao-gàpโลกlôokกำลังgam-langเปลี่ยนผ่านbplìian-pàanสู่sùuค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉn
At dusk, the lake reflects the sky's orange-purple hues, as if the world is shifting into night.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
plóp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow lateevening; duskPart 2
พลบค่ำplóp-kâmพลบค่ำplóp-kâmdusk; twilightdusk; twilightWord