เพียว
piiaoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
pure; unmixed; neat (alcohol)
Not mixed or diluted with anything else; for drinks, served straight without mixers or ice.
Examples
ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forวอดก้าwôt-gâaวอดก้าwôt-gâavodka (clear distilled spirit)เพียวๆpiao piaoเพียวๆpiao piao1pure; unmixed2straight; by itself3solely; entirelyแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemนึงneungนึงneungone (colloquial)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
One glass of vodka, straight, please.
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He likes to drink his whiskey straight, without mixing it with soda or ice.
เหล้าlâoเตกีล่าdte-gee-lâaช็อตchótนี้néeแรงมากraeng mâakเพราะpráwเขาkăoดื่มdèumแบบbàepเพียวๆpiao piaoเลยloie
This tequila shot is very strong because he drank it straight.
บรั่นดีbràn-diiตัวdtuuaนี้níiมีกลิ่นmii-glìnหอมซับซ้อนhɔ̌ɔm-sáp-sɔ́ɔnมากmâakควรค่าkuuan-kâaแก่gɛ̀ɛการดื่มgaan-dʉ̀ʉmแบบbɛ̀ɛpเพียวpiiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซึมซับsʉm-sápรสชาติrót-châatอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîi
This brandy has a very complex aroma; it's worth drinking it straight to fully absorb the flavor.
2AdverbB1
only; just; by itself (colloq.)
Informal: only, with nothing added; by itself, often used as เพียวๆเพียวๆpiao piao1pure; unmixed2straight; by itself3solely; entirely.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เพียวๆpiao piaoเพียวๆpiao piao1pure; unmixed2straight; by itself3solely; entirelyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (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)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He eats just plain rice, with no other dishes.
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รายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeมีแต่น้ำmee dtàe náamเพียวๆpiao piaoเนื้อหาสาระnéuua-hăa săa-ráแทบtâepไม่มีmâi meeเลยloie
This report is just pure filler; there's almost no substance.
เขาkăoทำงานtam ngaanนี้néeคนเดียวkon diiaoเพียวๆpiao piaoเลยloieนะnáไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiช่วยchûuaiเลยloie
He did this work all by himself, with no one helping at all.
การลงทุนgaan long tunครั้งนี้kráng néeถือว่าtĕuu wâaเสี่ยงsìiangมากmâakเพราะpráwเขาkăoใช้cháiเงินเก็บngern gèpของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngเพียวๆpiao piaoไม่ได้mâi dâaiกู้gûuจากที่jàak têeไหนnăiเลยloie
This investment is considered very risky because he used only his own savings, without taking loans from anywhere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
piiao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |