ออฟวัน

ɔ́ɔp-wan

Meanings

1NounA2

day off

A scheduled rest day or a day without work duties.

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wan1day off2off day (perform poorly)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
Today is my day off.
3 more examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเป็นbpenออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmผมpǒmจะjàนอนnɔɔnทั้งวันtáng-wanเลยləəi
Tomorrow is my day off. I'm going to sleep all day.
เดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛoผมpǒmไม่ได้mâi-dâaiออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanเลยləəiเพราะprɔ́งานยุ่งngaan-yûngมากmâak
Last month I didn't get a day off at all because work was very busy.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเพิ่งpə̂ngอนุมัติà-nú-mátให้hâiฉันchǎnมีmiiออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
My boss just approved two more days off for me next month.
2NounB1

off day (perform poorly)

A day when performance is worse than usual; a bad day.

Examples

วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wan1day off2off day (perform poorly)
I didn't play the game well at all today. I guess it's an off day.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนkonนั้นnánเล่นlênพลาดplâatบ่อยbɔ̀iมากmâakสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaวันนี้wan-níiเขาkǎoจะjàออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wan
That football player made a lot of mistakes. I suspect he's having an off day today.
ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanเก่งgèngนะnáแต่dtɛ̀ɛวันนี้wan-níiคงจะkong-jàออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanเลยləəiทำอะไรtam-à-raiก็gɔ̂ดูduuติดขัดdtìt-kàtไปหมดbpai-mòt
Normally, he's good at his job, but today must be an off day; everything he does seems to go wrong.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinจะjàเก่งgèngแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiก็gɔ̂ต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiวันที่wan-tîiออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanบ้างbâangซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenเรื่องธรรมดาrʉ̂ʉang-tam-má-daaที่tîiความคิดสร้างสรรค์kwaam-kít-sâang-sǎnจะตีบjà-dtìipตันdtan
No matter how talented an artist is, they're bound to have an off day sometimes; it's normal for creativity to be blocked.

Tones

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

Why is ออฟวัน said อ๊อบ-วัน?

ɔ́ɔp-wan

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฟ, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

ResultSpoken tone

High tone

ɔ́ɔp

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

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

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.

Word Breakdown

ออฟɔ́ɔpออฟɔ́ɔp1off; switched off2[to] take time off; be off work (slang/loanword)3day off; time off (slang/loanword)off; switched offPart 1
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วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysdayPart 2
ออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanออฟวันɔ́ɔp-wanday offday offWord

Related Words

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