พื้นๆ
pêun pêunMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
plain; basic; ordinary
Describes something that is simple, common, not special, or lacking in complexity.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)พื้นๆpêun pêunพื้นๆpêun pêunplain; basic; ordinaryอย่างเช่นyàang chênอย่างเช่นyàang chênfor example; such as; for instanceข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไข่เจียวkài jiaoไข่เจียวkài jiaoThai-style omelet
Today I want to eat something simple, like a rice omelet.
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คำถามkam tăamของเขาkŏng kăoมันmanดูdooพื้นๆpêun pêunเกินไปgern bpaiจนjonฉันchănไม่รู้mâi rúuจะjàตอบdtòpยังไงyang ngaiให้ดูhâi dooฉลาดchà-làat
His question seemed too basic, so much so that I didn't know how to answer it intelligently.
แม้máeจะjàเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hăaง่ายๆngâai ngâaiพื้นๆpêun pêunแต่dtàeหลายคนlăai konก็gâwมองข้ามmong kâamไปbpai
Even though it's a simple, basic problem, many people overlook it.
สำหรับsăm-ràpคนอื่นkon èunอาจจะàat jàมองว่าmong wâaมันmanเป็นbpenแค่kâeเรื่องrêuuangพื้นๆpêun pêunแต่dtàeสำหรับsăm-ràpผมpŏmมันmanคือkeuหลักการทำงานlàk gaan tam ngaanที่têeไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-normได้dâi
To others, it might seem like just a basic matter, but for me, it's a work principle that cannot be compromised.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พื้นๆ said พื้น-พื้น?
pêun pêun
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 class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
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 | — | — |