เผลอไผล
plə̌ə-plǎiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
careless; off-guard; inattentive
Momentarily careless or off guard; not fully attentive, so one may slip or make a mistake.
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiเผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎi1careless; off-guard; inattentive2[to] lose self-control; [to] be carried away (and do sth unintentionally)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
When driving, don't be momentarily careless and look at your phone; it's very dangerous.
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เขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanพลาดplâatเพราะprɔ́เผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiไปbpaiนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเริ่มrə̂əmทำใหม่tam-mài
He made a mistake at work because he was briefly off guard, so he had to start over.
แค่kɛ̂ɛเผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiไปbpaiชั่วchûuaครู่เดียวkrûu-diiaoโจรjoonก็gɔ̂ฉกchòkกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoไปbpaiต่อหน้าต่อตาdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtaa
Just by being off guard for a single moment, the thief snatched the bag right in front of my eyes.
ในnaiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanเราraoจะjàเผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛวินาทีwí-naa-tiiเดียวdiiaoเพราะprɔ́อาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtได้dâai
In important business negotiations, we cannot be inattentive for even a second, as it could negatively affect the company.
2VerbB2
[to] lose self-control; [to] be carried away (and do sth unintentionally)
To be carried away by distraction, desire, or emotion and unintentionally do something; to lapse into an action.
Examples
เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaaของลดราคาkɔ̌ɔng-lót-raa-kaasale item; discounted itemแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiเผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎi1careless; off-guard; inattentive2[to] lose self-control; [to] be carried away (and do sth unintentionally)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเยอะเกินไปyə́-gəən-bpaiเยอะเกินไปyə́-gəən-bpaitoo much; too manyหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Seeing the discounted items, I got carried away and bought a bit too much.
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He was so angry that he got carried away and said some unkind things unintentionally.
เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàเก็บเงินgèp-ngənแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanชวนchuuanไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoก็gɔ̂เผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiใช้เงินchái-ngənจนหมดjon-mòtตัวdtuua
He intended to save money, but when his friends invited him on a trip, he got carried away and spent all his money.
บางครั้งbaang-krángคนเราkon-raoก็gɔ̂อาจàatเผลอไผลplə̌ə-plǎiไปbpaiกับgàpกิเลสตัณหาgì-lèet-dtan-hǎaจนjonทำtamในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiไม่สมควรmâi-sǒm-kuuan
Sometimes, people can be carried away by their desires and end up doing something improper.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |