พลัน
planMeaning
1AdverbB2
suddenly; at once
suddenly; at once; immediately (formal/literary)
Examples
เสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngthunder; sound of thunderดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂n1[to] become louder2[to] start to sound (of an alarm, bell, etc.)3[to] become famous; gain popularityพลันplanพลันplansuddenly; at onceฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทะลักtá-lákทะลักtá-lák[to] overflow; gush out; spill overลงมาlong-maaลงมาlong-maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
Thunder roared, and suddenly the rain poured down heavily.
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He heard the bad news and at once his face turned pale.
นกnókนับร้อยnáp-rɔ́ɔiโผบินpǒo-binขึ้นkʉ̂nพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganพลันplanท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukปกคลุมbpòk-klumด้วยdûuaiปีกbpìikสีดำsǐi-dam
Hundreds of birds took off together, and suddenly the sky was covered with black wings.
เมื่อmêuuaสายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâatลงlongใกล้glâiๆ-พลันplanความเงียบkwaam ngîiapก็gâwแตกสลายdtàek sà-lăaiด้วยdûuayเสียงกรีดร้องsĭiang grèet róng
When lightning struck nearby, suddenly the silence shattered with screams.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
plan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |