พลั้ง
plángMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] slip up; err unintentionally
to make a mistake or do something wrong unintentionally, often in a sudden moment
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)บอลbɔɔnบอลbɔɔn1ball (object)2football; soccerแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛ1up to; depends on2as per; according toดันdanดันdan1[to] push [sth/sb]2darn; shoot (mild exclamation)3[to] promote; propel [sb/sth] forward4[to] push up; drive up [prices, levels, etc.]5happen to; end up (colloq. auxiliary)พลั้งplángพลั้งpláng[to] slip up; err unintentionallyทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeให้บอลhâi-bɔɔnให้บอลhâi-bɔɔn1[to] pass the ball [to sb]2[to] give football tips; [to] tip a matchหลุดมือlùt-mʉʉหลุดมือlùt-mʉʉ1[to] slip out of one's hand2[to] slip out of one's grasp (figurative)
I was about to catch the ball but slipped up, so it slipped out of my hand.
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เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตีdtiiลูกเทนนิสlûuk-teen-nítแต่dtɛ̀ɛพลั้งplángทำให้tam-hâiพลาดplâatแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmสำคัญsǎm-kan
He intended to hit the tennis ball but missed, causing him to lose an important point.
แม่mɛ̂ɛรีบrîipยกyókหม้อmɔ̂ɔซุปsúpออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเตาdtaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoพลั้งplángทำให้tam-hâiซุปsúpหกhòkเลอะlə́เคาน์เตอร์kao-dtə̂ə
Mom hurried to lift the pot of soup off the stove but slipped up, causing the soup to spill over the counter.
I accidentally spoke too harshly; I'm sorry.
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiฉันchǎnพลั้งplángกดgòtลบไฟล์lóp-faiสำคัญsǎm-kanไปbpaiโดยไม่ตั้งใจdooi-mâi-dtâng-jai
I just mistakenly deleted an important file unintentionally.
เขาkǎoพลั้งplángตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaiจนjonพลาดplâatโอกาสoo-gàatที่tîiดีกว่าdii-gwàa
He made a hasty mistake and ended up missing a better opportunity.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangอารมณ์ชั่ววูบaa-rom-chûua-wûupฉันchǎnพลั้งplángตอบโต้dtɔ̀ɔp-dtôoด้วยdûuaiคำพูดkam-pûutที่tîiไม่น่าmâi-nâaพูดpûutออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
In a moment of impulse, I unintentionally responded with words I shouldn't have said.
ผมpǒmจะjàกดgòtบันทึกban-tʉ́kงานngaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพลั้งplángไปbpaiกดgòtปิดbpìtโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmทำให้tam-hâiไฟล์faiหายhǎai
I was going to press save, but I accidentally closed the program, causing the file to be lost.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pláng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |