เล่นนอกบท(lên nôk bòt)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] improvise; [to] ad-lib (acting)

to improvise or say lines that are not in the script while acting

Examples

นักแสดงnák sà-daengนักแสดงnák sà-daengactor; performer (gender-neutral)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นนอกบทlên nôk bòtเล่นนอกบทlên nôk bòt1[to] improvise; [to] ad-lib (acting)2[to] go off-script; [to] do [sth] unplannedอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏerอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer1always; invariably2regularly; habitually
That actor always likes to improvise.
2VerbB2

[to] go off-script; [to] do [sth] unplanned

to do or say something that is not planned or expected in a situation

Examples

ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeการประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerเล่นนอกบทlên nôk bòtเล่นนอกบทlên nôk bòt1[to] improvise; [to] ad-lib (acting)2[to] go off-script; [to] do [sth] unplannedโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitโบนัสพิเศษboh-nát pí-sètโบนัสพิเศษboh-nát pí-sètspecial bonusกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
During the meeting, the manager went off-script by announcing a special bonus for all employees.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)Part 1
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นอกnôkนอกnôk1except; other than2foreign; external; outside3outside; outdoors4outside; outer; externalPart 2
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บทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5clause; provision (law/regulation)6duty; function; taskPart 3
เล่นนอกบทlên nôk bòtเล่นนอกบทlên nôk bòt[to] improvise; [to] ad-lib (acting)