เปล่าๆ
bplào bplàoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
plain; bare; unadorned
lacking additions or decoration; bare or plain, with nothing extra
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetเปล่าๆbplào bplàoเปล่าๆbplào bplào1plain; bare; unadorned2by itself; without extras3for free; at no cost4for no reason; in vain; to no purpose
I like notebooks without lines, with just plain paper.
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He wore a plain white t-shirt with no pattern at all.
อย่าyàaทิ้งtíngผนังpà-năngห้องhôngไว้wáiเปล่าๆbplào bplàoหาhăaโปสเตอร์bpôht-dtêrมาmaaติดdtìtหน่อยnòiสิsì
Don't leave the room's wall bare, find some posters to put up.
เธอterรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaชีวิตchee-wítมันmanดูdooเปล่าๆbplào bplàoและláeไร้ráiสีสันsĕe-sănเลยloieอยากจะyàak jàออกไปòk bpaiหาhăaประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanใหม่ๆmài mài
She felt that her life looked plain and colorless, so she wanted to go out and find new experiences.
2AdverbA2
by itself; without extras
done, eaten, or taken on its own without anything else or any accompaniment (e.g., eat it plain)
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กินginกินgin1[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); pocketกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เปล่าๆbplào bplàoเปล่าๆbplào bplào1plain; bare; unadorned2by itself; without extras3for free; at no cost4for no reason; in vain; to no purpose
This child doesn't eat side dishes, he likes to eat plain rice.
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บางทีbaang teeฉันchănก็gâwดื่มdèumกาแฟดำgaa-fae damเปล่าๆbplào bplàoไม่ใส่น้ำตาลmâi sài nám-dtaanหรือrĕuนมnom
Sometimes I drink plain black coffee, without adding sugar or milk.
He can eat bread plain without spreading anything on it.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่เคยmâi koieกินginทุเรียนtú-riianลองlongกินginเปล่าๆbplào bplàoก่อนgònอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngกินginกับข้าวเหนียวgàp kâao nĭao
If you've never had durian, try eating it plain first, don't eat it with sticky rice just yet.
3AdverbA2
for free; at no cost
obtained or done without paying or giving anything in return; for nothing (e.g., ได้มาเปล่าๆ ‘got it for free’).
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ปากกาbpàak gaaปากกาbpàak gaapen (ink writing tool)ด้ามdâamด้ามdâam1classifier: certain handled tools and writing instruments2handle; haftนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเปล่าๆbplào bplàoเปล่าๆbplào bplào1plain; bare; unadorned2by itself; without extras3for free; at no cost4for no reason; in vain; to no purpose
My friend gave me this pen for free.
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ร้านนี้ráan néeใจjaiดีมากdee mâakเขาkăoแถมtăemน้ำnáamให้hâiฉันchănขวดkùuatหนึ่งnèungเปล่าๆbplào bplào
This shop is very kind, they gave me a bottle of water for free as an extra.
He helped me carry my things without charging any money, he did it for nothing.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunสมัครสมาชิกsà-màk sà-maa-chíkวันนี้wan néeคุณkunจะได้jà dâaiรับสิทธิ์ráp sìtดูหนังdoo nǎngฟรีfree1เดือนdeuuanไปเลยbpai loieเปล่าๆbplào bplào
If you sign up for a membership today, you will get the right to watch movies for 1 month for free.
4AdverbB1
for no reason; in vain; to no purpose
without a reason or purpose, or without producing any useful result
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยืนรอyeun rorยืนรอyeun ror[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งนานdtâng naanตั้งนานdtâng naanfor a long time; for ages (already)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเปล่าๆbplào bplàoเปล่าๆbplào bplào1plain; bare; unadorned2by itself; without extras3for free; at no cost4for no reason; in vain; to no purposeเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
I stood waiting for him for a long time, but in the end, I waited for nothing because he didn't come.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaนั่งnângอยู่yòoเปล่าๆbplào bplàoเลยloieช่วยกันchûuai ganทำงานtam ngaanหน่อยnòiจะได้jà dâaiเสร็จsètเร็วๆreo reo
Don't just sit around doing nothing, let's help each other work so it can be finished quickly.
เขาkǎoพูดpûutอธิบายà-tí-baaiไปbpaiก็gɔ̂เปล่าประโยชน์bplàao-bprà-yòotเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiฟังfangเขาkǎoเลยləəi
He explained to no avail, because no one was paying attention to him.
การลงทุนgaan long tunโดยdoiไม่mâiมีความรู้mee kwaam róoก็gâwเหมือนกับmĕuuan gàpการเอาgaan aoเงินngernไปbpaiทิ้งtíngเปล่าๆbplào bplàoเพราะpráwมีmeeความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangสูงsŏongที่จะtêe jàขาดทุนkàat tun
Investing without knowledge is like throwing money away for nothing, because there is a high risk of making a loss.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เปล่าๆ said เปล่า-เปล่า?
bplào bplào
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 classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปล, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bplào
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |