พล่อยๆ
plôi plôiMeaning
1AdverbB2
carelessly (of speech)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; frivolously (especially referring to speaking without thinking)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)พูดpôotพูดpôot[to] speak; talk; sayพล่อยๆplôi plôiพล่อยๆplôi plôicarelessly (of speech)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillขโมยkà-mooyขโมยkà-mooy1[to] steal2thiefเงินngernเงินngern1money2silver (metal)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockหลักฐานlàk tăanหลักฐานlàk tăan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)4stable footing; settled, secure position in life
Don't carelessly accuse him of stealing money if you don't have any evidence yet.
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ฉันchănพูดpôotพล่อยๆplôi plôiไปbpaiโดยdoiไม่mâiคิดว่าkít wâaเธอterจะjàเสียใจsĭia jaiขอโทษนะkŏr-tôht ná
I spoke without thinking and didn't realize it would hurt you. I'm sorry.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàบอกว่าbòk wâaแค่kâeพูดเล่นpôot lênแต่dtàeการพูดgaan pôotพล่อยๆplôi plôiเรื่องrêuuangรูปร่างrôop râangของkŏngคนอื่นkon èunก็gâwอาจàatทำให้tam hâiคนฟังkon fangรู้สึกrúu-sèukแย่yâeกับgàpตัวเองdtuua eng
Even if he says he was only joking, thoughtless comments about other people's bodies can make them feel bad about themselves.
เรื่องrêuuangนี้néeกระทบgrà-tópชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangของkŏngหลายคนlăai konเราraoจึงjeungไม่ควรmâi kuuanพูดpôotพล่อยๆplôi plôiตามdtaamข่าวลือkàao leuuที่têeยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòp
This matter affects several people's reputations, so we shouldn't make careless remarks based on unverified rumors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พล่อยๆ said พล่อย-พล่อย?
plôi plôi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plôi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |