พลาสติก

pláat-sà-dtìk

Meanings

1NounA2

plastic (material)

a synthetic material that can be molded, used for making many products

Examples

ถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkplastic bagเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeและláeและláeand (coordinating)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Plastic bags are light and can be used to carry things.
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ขวดน้ำkùuat-náamนี้níiทำจากtam-jàakพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkแข็งkɛ̌ngใช้ซ้ำchái-sámได้dâaiหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
This water bottle is made from hard plastic and can be reused many times.
โรงงานผลิตroong-ngaan-pà-lìtชิ้นส่วนchín-sùuanพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkสำหรับsǎm-ràpของเล่นเด็กkɔ̌ɔng-lên-dèk
The factory produces plastic components for children's toys.
นักออกแบบnák-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpเลือกlʉ̂ʉakพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkชนิดchá-nítทนtonความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnครัวkruua
The designer chose heat-resistant plastic to make kitchen tools.
2AdjectiveA2

plastic (made of plastic)

made from plastic material

Examples

กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìk1plastic (material)2plastic (made of plastic)น้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baoน้ำหนักเบาnám-nàk-baolightweight
This box is made of plastic; it's lightweight.
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ช้อนส้อมchɔ́ɔn-sɔ̂ɔmชุดchútนี้níiเป็นbpenพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkใช้แล้วทิ้งchái-lɛ́ɛo-tíngได้dâai
This set of utensils is plastic and disposable.
เก้าอี้gâo-îiในnaiสวนsǔuanเป็นbpenพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkจึงjʉngยกyókย้ายyáaiได้dâaiง่ายngâai
The chairs in the garden are plastic, so they’re easy to move.
ขวดkùuatที่tîiติดฉลากdtìt-chà-làakรีไซเคิลrii-sai-kəənนี้níiเป็นbpenพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkชนิดchá-nítที่tîiรับคืนráp-kʉʉnได้dâaiตามdtaamจุดjùtคัดแยกkát-yɛ̂ɛk
This bottle with the recycling label is plastic that can be returned at sorting points.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is พลาสติก said พล้าด-สะ-ติก?

pláat-sà-dtìk

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

ResultSpoken tone

High tone

pláat

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Falling tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written พล้าด (pláat).

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.