พลัด

plát

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] be separated; get split up

To become separated from a person or group unintentionally (often through chance or confusion).

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พลัดplátพลัดplát1[to] be separated; get split up2[to] fall off; be swept away; drift3[to] take turns; alternateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนเยอะkon yéhคนเยอะkon yéhcrowded; many peopleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Yesterday I got separated from my friend at the market because it was very crowded.
2NounB1

[to] fall off; be swept away; drift

To fall off and be carried away by a force like water or wind; more generally, to drift or be swept away.

Examples

ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliageพลัดplátพลัดplát1[to] be separated; get split up2[to] fall off; be swept away; drift3[to] take turns; alternateไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2[to] skip; omit3across; over; crosswise4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrier
The leaf drifted with the wind over the fence.
3NounB2

[to] take turns; alternate

To do something by taking turns or in alternation; often used in the pattern พลัดกัน [to take turns].

Examples

พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideพลัดplátพลัดplát1[to] be separated; get split up2[to] fall off; be swept away; drift3[to] take turns; alternateกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เข้าเวรkâo weenเข้าเวรkâo ween1[to] be on duty; take a shift/watch2[to] take a rostered turn at dutiesเฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch forคนไข้kon kâiคนไข้kon kâipatient (medical)ตลอดคืนdtà-lòt keunตลอดคืนdtà-lòt keunall night long
We take turns keeping watch over the patient through the night.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หล่นlònหล่นlòn1[to] be missing; be left out2[to] be short (of a target)3[to] fall; drop off; slip off
  • [to] be missing; be left out
  • [to] be short (of a target)
  • [to] fall; drop off; slip off
พลัดพรากplát prâakพลัดพรากplát prâak1[to] be parted from [sb]/[sth] (involuntarily)2separation; estrangement
  • [to] be parted from [sb]/[sth] (involuntarily)
  • separation; estrangement
ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed
  • [to] fall; drop
  • (rain/snow) fall
  • [to] fail (an exam/test)
  • [to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted
  • [to] be left out; miss one’s turn
  • [to] cost; come to
  • [to] be startled; be alarmed
หลงlŏngหลงlŏng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deluded
  • [to] be lost; lose one’s way
  • [to] be infatuated; besotted
  • [to] be mistaken; deluded