พล่าม
plâamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] ramble; [to] babble
to talk excessively and nonsensically; to ramble on.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolพล่ามplâamพล่ามplâam[to] ramble; [to] babbleเรื่องไร้สาระrʉ̂ʉang-rái-sǎa-ráเรื่องไร้สาระrʉ̂ʉang-rái-sǎa-ránonsense; trivial matterซักทีsák-tiiซักทีsák-tiiat last; finally; already (urging)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รำคาญram-kaanรำคาญram-kaan1annoyed; irritated2[to] be annoyed; feel irritated by [sth/sb]
Can you please stop rambling about nonsense for once? I'm annoyed.
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เขาkǎoดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเหล้าlâoเข้าไปkâo-bpaiแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmพล่ามplâamไม่หยุดmâi-yùtจนjonทุกคนtúk-konเบื่อbʉ̀ʉa
After he drank alcohol, he started rambling nonstop until everyone got bored.
ฟังfangเขาkǎoพล่ามplâamมาเป็นmaa-bpenชั่วโมงchûua-moongแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangจับใจความjàp-jai-kwaamไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəiว่าwâaเขาkǎoต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanจะjàสื่อsʉ̀ʉอะไรà-rai
I've been listening to him ramble for an hour and still can't grasp what he's trying to communicate.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumคงจะkong-jàจบjòpเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaนี้níiมากmâakถ้าtâaประธานbprà-taanไม่mâiมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛพล่ามplâamเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaที่tîiไม่mâiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng
The meeting would have ended much sooner if the chairman hadn't wasted time rambling about unrelated personal matters.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plâam
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 | — | — |