พลาดท่า
plâat-tâaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] slip up; lose advantage
To make a mistake and lose one’s advantage, often by being outmaneuvered by an opponent.
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadคะแนนká-nɛɛnคะแนนká-nɛɛn1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; markอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)พลาดท่าplâat-tâaพลาดท่าplâat-tâa1[to] slip up; lose advantage2[to] be sexually compromised (euphemistic)ช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaifinal part; closing stageยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)น็อกnɔ́kน็อกnɔ́k1[to] knock out; [to] KO2knockout (KO)3[to] pass out; [to] black out (informal)4[to] stall; [to] cut out (engine) (informal)
The boxer was leading on points but made a mistake in the final round and got knocked out.
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ทีมเราtiim-raoเล่นlênดีdiiทั้งtángเกมgeemทว่าtá-wâaเขาkǎoพลาดท่าplâat-tâaตอนdtɔɔnเสียสมาธิsǐia-sà-maa-tíโดนdoonสวนกลับsǔuan-glàpจนjonแพ้pɛ́ɛ
Our team played well the whole game, but they slipped up when they lost focus and were counterattacked, leading to defeat.
เขาkǎoคุมเกมkum-geemหมากรุกmàak-rúkได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพลาดท่าplâat-tâaให้กับhâi-gàpกับดักgàp-dàkคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuจนjonเสียsǐiaราชินีraa-chí-nii
He had the upper hand in the chess game but fell for the opponent's trap and lost his queen.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangรายraaiนั้นnánมีแต้มต่อmii-dtɛ̂ɛm-dtɔ̀ɔอยู่yùuมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛพลาดท่าplâat-tâaในnaiดีเบตdii-bèetเพราะprɔ́ตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamสำคัญsǎm-kanไม่ตรงประเด็นmâi-dtrong-bprà-den
That politician had a big advantage but lost ground in the debate by failing to address a key question.
เขาkǎoพลาดท่าplâat-tâaเพราะprɔ́อ่านàanสัญญาsǎn-yaaไม่mâiละเอียดlá-ìiatเลยləəiเสียเงินsǐia-ngənเพิ่มpə̂əmโดยdooiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpen
He suffered a setback because he didn’t read the contract carefully and ended up paying extra unnecessarily.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtพลาดท่าplâat-tâaให้hâiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngตอนdtɔɔnเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakประเมินbprà-məənความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanตลาดdtà-làatผิดpìt
The company lost ground to a competitor at the product launch because it misjudged market demand.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanเตือนdtʉʉanทีมtiimว่าwâaอย่าyàaพลาดท่าplâat-tâaเพราะprɔ́ความประมาทเลินเล่อkwaam-bprà-mâat-ləən-lə̂əเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanสะดุดsà-dùtทั้งtángแผนpɛ̌ɛn
The manager warned the team not to suffer a setback due to minor carelessness, which could derail the entire project plan.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangพลาดท่าplâat-tâaจากjàakการตอบคำถามgaan-dtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamอย่างyàangเลี่ยงlîiangบาลีbaa-liiทำให้tam-hâiคู่เจรจาkûu-jee-rá-jaaใช้cháiช่องโหว่chɔ̂ng-wòoนั้นnánกดดันgòt-danจนjonเสียsǐiaคะแนนนิยมká-nɛɛn-ní-yom
The politician suffered a setback by answering evasively, allowing the counterpart to exploit that loophole and pressure him until his popularity dropped.
2VerbC2
[to] be sexually compromised (euphemistic)
To become involved in a sexual encounter presented as a mistake or loss of advantage; used euphemistically, without necessarily implying coercion.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀i1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)พลาดท่าplâat-tâaพลาดท่าplâat-tâa1[to] slip up; lose advantage2[to] be sexually compromised (euphemistic)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowรู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; function
She said that she drank a bit too much that night and ended up in a sexual encounter with someone she had just met at the party.
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เขาkǎoทำทีเป็นtam-tii-bpenสุภาพบุรุษsù-pâap-bù-rùtพูดจาpûut-jaaหว่านล้อมwàan-lɔ́ɔmจนjonเธอtəəพลาดท่าplâat-tâaโดยdooiไม่ทันmâi-tanตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
He acted like a gentleman and coaxed her until she lost control and ended up in a sexual encounter before she realized it.
เพราะprɔ́บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatชวนchuuanเผลอplə̌əและlɛ́คำพูดkam-pûutกดดันgòt-danจากjàakกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanเธอtəəจึงjʉngพลาดท่าplâat-tâaอย่างที่yàang-tîiไม่ตั้งใจmâi-dtâng-jai
Because of the seductive mood and pressure from the group of friends, she ended up in a sexual encounter she hadn’t intended.
ภายใต้paai dtâiรอยยิ้มroy yímและláeความเอาใจใส่kwaam ao jai sàiจอมปลอมjom bplomเขาkăoค่อยๆkôi kôiปั้นbpânสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanจนjonเธอterพลาดท่าplâat tâaทั้งที่táng têeตอนแรกdton râekตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàกลับบ้านglàp bâanคนเดียวkon diiao
Behind the smile and feigned attentiveness, he gradually engineered the situation until she ended up in a sexual encounter, even though she had planned to go home alone at first.
Tones
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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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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
พลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in error[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attendPart 1
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ท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airposture; pose; stancePart 2
พลาดท่าplâat-tâaพลาดท่าplâat-tâa[to] slip up; lose advantage[to] slip up; lose advantageWord