เปล่า(bplào)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
empty; blank; bare
Containing nothing; without contents, markings, or covering.
Examples
กล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2in vain; for nothing3no; not; nothingไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2the inside; the interior3inside (of); within
This box is empty; there is nothing inside.
2AdverbA2
no; not; nothing
Used as a reply meaning “no”; also used to mean “nothing” or “not doing anything.”
3AdverbB2
in vain; for nothing
Without result, purpose, or benefit; to no avail.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลายรอบlăai rôpหลายรอบlăai rôp1many times; several times; repeatedly2many rounds; many lapsแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2in vain; for nothing3no; not; nothingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be true
I tried explaining many times, but it was in vain; he still didn’t understand.
Related Words
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ว่างเปล่าwâang bplàoว่างเปล่าwâang bplào1empty; vacant2blank; devoid of content3meaningless; hollow (figurative)
- empty; vacant
- blank; devoid of content
- meaningless; hollow (figurative)
ป่าวbpàaoป่าวbpàao1No; not (colloquial)2or not? (colloquial question particle)
- No; not (colloquial)
- or not? (colloquial question particle)
ว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3leisure time; free time4[to] be idle; be unoccupied
- free; not busy
- empty; vacant
- leisure time; free time
- [to] be idle; be unoccupied
เสียเปล่าsĭia bplàoเสียเปล่าsĭia bplàoin vain; for nothing
in vain; for nothing
สูญเปล่าsŭun bplàoสูญเปล่าsŭun bplào1in vain; futile; wasted2to no purpose; uselessly
- in vain; futile; wasted
- to no purpose; uselessly