อย่าผลาญ
yàa plăan
Meanings
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don’t waste; don’t burn up
An imperative phrase telling someone not to waste resources or not to destroy/burn something up. From ผลาญผลาญplăan1[to] squander; waste; fritter away2[to] consume; use up; deplete (destructively)3[to] ravage; lay waste (literary/figurative) ‘to waste; to consume destructively’.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอย่าผลาญyàa plăanอย่าผลาญyàa plăandon’t waste; don’t burn upเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpenไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpen1unnecessary; not necessary2not necessarily
My mom said not to waste money on unnecessary toys.
Word Breakdown
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อย่าผลาญyàa plăanอย่าผลาญyàa plăandon’t waste; don’t burn up