เพี้ยนๆ

pían pían

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

out of tune; off-pitch

not at the correct musical pitch; sounding slightly off

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillร้องเพลงróng playngร้องเพลงróng playng[to] sing (a song)เพี้ยนๆpían píanเพี้ยนๆpían pían1out of tune; off-pitch2off; incorrect; misaligned3a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)4distorted; garbled; corrupted5in a weird/off way (colloquial)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
He sings a little bit off-key.
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กีตาร์gee-dtaaตัวdtuuaนี้néeเสียงsĭiangเพี้ยนๆpían píanนะnáต้องdtôngตั้งdtângสายsăaiใหม่màiก่อนgònเล่นlên
This guitar sounds a bit out of tune; it needs to be tuned before playing.
ฉันchănพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàเป่าขลุ่ยbpào klùiตามdtaamโน้ตnóhtแต่dtàeเสียงsĭiangที่têeออกมาòk maaมันmanยังyangเพี้ยนๆpían píanอยู่yòoเลยloie
I tried to play the flute according to the notes, but the sound that came out was still a bit off-pitch.
นักร้องnák róngที่têeมีประสบการณ์mee bprà-sòp-gaanสามารถsăa-mâatควบkûuapคุมเสียงkum sĭiangไม่ให้mâi hâiเพี้ยนpíanได้dâiแม้máeจะjàร้องróngโน้ตnóhtที่สูงtêe sŏongมากๆmâak mâakก็ตามgôr dtaam
An experienced singer can control their voice so it doesn't go off-pitch, even when singing very high notes.
2AdjectiveB1

off; incorrect; misaligned

not exact or accurate (e.g., a clock is off, colors are shifted, alignment is wrong); slightly deviating from the correct value

Examples

นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือนของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเพี้ยนๆpían píanเพี้ยนๆpían pían1out of tune; off-pitch2off; incorrect; misaligned3a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)4distorted; garbled; corrupted5in a weird/off way (colloquial)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเร็วกว่าreo gwàaเร็วกว่าreo gwàafaster; quickerปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
My watch is running a bit inaccurately; it's faster than normal.
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สีsĕeบนbonหน้าจอคอมพิวเตอร์nâa jor kom-piw-dtêrของฉันkŏng chănเพี้ยนๆpían píanสีแดงsĕe daengกลายเป็นglaai bpenสีส้มsĕe sôm
The colors on my computer screen are a bit off; red has become orange.
ฉันchănว่าwâaตาชั่งdtaa chângอันนี้an néeมันmanเพี้ยนๆpían píanนะnáเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoฉันchănชั่งchângที่บ้านtêe bâanน้ำหนักnám nàkน้อยกว่าnói gwàaนี้néeอีกèek
I think this scale is a bit inaccurate; I weighed myself at home this morning and the weight was lower.
ผลการทดลองpŏn gaan tót-longครั้งนี้kráng néeดูdooเพี้ยนๆpían píanไปbpaiจากjàakทฤษฎีtrít-sà-deeมากmâakเราraoอาจจะàat jàต้องdtôngตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpความแม่นยำkwaam mâen yamของkŏngเครื่องมือวัดkrêuuang meuu wátอีกครั้งèek kráng
The results of this experiment seem to deviate quite a bit from the theory; we might need to re-check the accuracy of the measuring instruments.
3AdjectiveB2

a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)

slightly odd or quirky in behavior; not quite normal (informal)

Examples

เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเพี้ยนๆpían píanเพี้ยนๆpían pían1out of tune; off-pitch2off; incorrect; misaligned3a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)4distorted; garbled; corrupted5in a weird/off way (colloquial)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
My new colleague is a bit quirky, but he is kind.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpทำอะไรtam à-raiเพี้ยนๆpían píanไม่เหมือนmâi mĕuuanคนอื่นkon èunเลยloieไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีใครmee kraiเข้าใจkâo jaiเขาkăo
He likes to do quirky things that are different from others, so not many people understand him.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaความคิดkwaam kítของเขาkŏng kăoจะjàดูdooเพี้ยนๆpían píanในตอนแรกnai dton râekแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiมันmanก็gâwเป็นbpenไอเดียai-diiaที่têeสร้างสรรค์sâang sănและláeแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaได้dâiจริงๆjing jing
Although his idea seemed a bit quirky at first, in the end, it turned out to be a creative idea that actually solved the problem.
บางครั้งbaang krángพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamเพี้ยนๆpían píanของkŏngศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinก็gâwเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen sùuan nèungของkŏngภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákที่têeพวกเขาpûuak kăoสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunเพื่อpêuuaดึงดูดdeung dòotความสนใจkwaam sŏn jai
Sometimes, an artist's quirky behavior is part of the image they create to attract attention.
4AdjectiveB2

distorted; garbled; corrupted

altered from the original so that sound, image, text, or data is unclear or wrong

Examples

ไฟล์วิดีโอfaai wí-dee-ohไฟล์วิดีโอfaai wí-dee-ohvideo fileที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerส่งมาsòng maaส่งมาsòng maa[to] send/forward/submit (to me/us)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เพี้ยนๆpían píanเพี้ยนๆpían pían1out of tune; off-pitch2off; incorrect; misaligned3a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)4distorted; garbled; corrupted5in a weird/off way (colloquial)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)รู้เรื่องróo rêuuangรู้เรื่องróo rêuuang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The image in the video file you sent is a bit distorted; I can't really make out what's happening.
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เสียงsĭiangจากjàakลำโพงlam-pohngเก่าๆgào gàoตัวนั้นdtuua nánมันmanเพี้ยนๆpían píanฟังfangแล้วláeoไม่mâiเพราะpráw
The sound from that old speaker is distorted; it doesn't sound good.
หลังจากlăng jàakพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกู้gûuข้อมูลkôr moonในnaiฮาร์ดไดรฟ์háat-dráiที่têeเสียsĭiaไฟล์faaiเอกสารèk-gà-săanที่têeได้คืนdâi keunมาmaaส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnก็gâwเพี้ยนๆpían píanอ่านàanไม่mâiออกòk
After trying to recover data from the failed hard drive, the text in most of the recovered document files was garbled and unreadable.
สัญญาณsăn-yaanทีวีดิจิทัลtee wee dí-jì-tânบางครั้งbaang krángก็gâwเพี้ยนๆpían píanไปเลยbpai loieตอนที่dton têeฝนตกfŏn dtòkหนักๆnàk nàkทำให้tam hâiภาพpâapและláeเสียงsĭiangขาดๆkàat kàatหายๆhăai hăai
The digital TV signal sometimes gets completely distorted during heavy rain, causing the picture and sound to cut in and out.
5AdverbB2

in a weird/off way (colloquial)

in a slightly strange or not-quite-correct manner; somewhat off

Examples

วิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)เพี้ยนๆpían píanเพี้ยนๆpían pían1out of tune; off-pitch2off; incorrect; misaligned3a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)4distorted; garbled; corrupted5in a weird/off way (colloquial)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jà1unlikely; probably not2shouldn't (expressing regret/disapproval)ใช่châiใช่châi1yes; that's right2[to be] correct; rightแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
The way he explained it sounded a bit off; I don't think it's supposed to be like that.
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เขาkăoพูดpôotภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiสำเนียงsăm-niangเพี้ยนๆpían píanนิดหน่อยnít nòiแต่dtàeก็gâwพอporสื่อสารsèu-săanเข้าใจkâo jaiได้dâi
He speaks Thai with a slightly off accent, but it's still understandable enough to communicate.
การตีความgaan dtee kwaamข้อมูลkôr moonของเขาkŏng kăoดูdooเพี้ยนๆpían píanไปbpaiจากjàakทฤษฎีtrít-sà-deeหลักlàkนะnáเราraoอาจจะàat jàต้องdtôngตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpใหม่màiอีกครั้งèek kráng
His interpretation of the data seems a bit off from the main theory; we might need to re-check it.
อัลกอริทึมan-goh-rí-tûmเริ่มrêrmคำนวณkam-nuuanผลลัพธ์pŏn-lápออกมาòk maaเพี้ยนๆpían píanหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeเราraoใส่sàiข้อมูลkôr moonชุดใหม่chút màiเข้าไปkâo bpai
The algorithm started calculating slightly off results after we input the new data set.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is เพี้ยนๆ said เพี้ยน-เพี้ยน?

pían pían

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pían

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
Work out any syllable's tone in the tone calculator

Related Words

1out of tune; off-pitch

2off; incorrect; misaligned

3a bit eccentric; a little crazy (colloquial)

4distorted; garbled; corrupted

5in a weird/off way (colloquial)