เผลอ
plə̌əMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
careless; inadvertent; off-guard
not paying attention; done without intention or when off-guard
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒnข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒn[to] cross the road
I wasn’t paying attention and looked at my phone while crossing the street.
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She absentmindedly left her bag on the bus because she was in a hurry to get off.
ผมpǒmเผลอplə̌əเดินเลยdəən-ləəiป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meeของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengไปbpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngป้ายbpâaiเพราะprɔ́มัวmuuaคิดkítเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaan
I absentmindedly walked past my own bus stop by two stops because I was thinking about work.
ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumเขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əเหม่อmə̀əไปbpaiพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngจนjonพลาดplâatประเด็นสำคัญbprà-den-sǎm-kan
During the meeting, he zoned out for a moment and missed an important point.
2VerbB1
[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip
to act without intending to, or to let something happen because you were off-guard or absent-minded
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบไว้บนwái bonโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
I absentmindedly left my bag on the table and didn’t take it home.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเธอtəəเผลอplə̌əส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamผิดpìtคนkonเพราะprɔ́ถือtʉ̌ʉโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpไม่mâiถนัดมือtà-nàt-mʉʉ
This morning she accidentally sent the message to the wrong person because she wasn’t holding her phone properly.
เขาkǎoเผลอplə̌əพูดpûutความลับkwaam-lápออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiตอนdtɔɔnคุยkuiกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพราะprɔ́คิดว่าkít-wâaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiได้ยินdâi-yin
He inadvertently revealed the secret while talking to a friend because he thought no one could hear.
ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumผมpǒmเผลอplə̌əพยักหน้าpá-yák-nâaตกลงdtòk-longโดยdooiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiอ่านàanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanให้hâiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngกลับมาglàp-maaแก้gɛ̂ɛทีหลังtii-lǎng
During the meeting, I absentmindedly nodded in agreement before carefully reading the documents, so I had to fix it later.
3AdverbB1
by accident; inadvertently; without noticing
used adverbially to show something happened by accident or without noticing (e.g., เผลอหลับเผลอหลับplə̌ə-làp[to] doze off; [to] fall asleep unintentionally = doze off unintentionally)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เผลอหลับplə̌ə-làpเผลอหลับplə̌ə-làp[to] doze off; [to] fall asleep unintentionallyหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2classifier: เครื่อง3television (broadcast medium)
Last night I dozed off in front of the TV.
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I accidentally hit send on the email before proofreading the message.
She accidentally dropped the glass and it shattered because she was very sleepy.
ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang bprà-chumยาวyaaoๆ-เขาkăoเผลอplĕrพิมพ์pimข้อความkôr kwaamไปbpaiผิดpìtห้องhôngแชตchâetจนjonทุกคนtúk konงงngong
During the long meeting, he inadvertently typed a message into the wrong chat, leaving everyone confused.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
plə̌ə
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |