แปร่ง
bprɛ̀ɛngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
strange; unnatural; off-key
strange, unnatural, or off-key (especially referring to a voice, accent, or sound)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentสำเนียงsăm-niangสำเนียงsăm-niang1accent; dialectal pronunciation2tone; intonation; manner of speakingการพูดgaan pôotการพูดgaan pôotspeaking; speech (act/ability)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)แปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràeng1slightly strange; off2suspicious; fishyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
His speaking accent sounds a bit strange today.
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เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiฉันchǎnเป็นหวัดbpen-wàtเสียงsǐiangของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจะjàแปร่งbprɛ̀ɛngไปbpaiจากjàakเดิมdəəmเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Whenever I have a cold, my voice always sounds different and strange.
เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengเสียงสูงsǐiang-sǔungแต่dtɛ̀ɛเสียงsǐiangกลับglàpแปร่งbprɛ̀ɛngจนjonเพี้ยนไปpíian-bpaiหมดmòt
She tried to hit a high note, but her voice sounded so off-key that it was completely out of tune.
ชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatคนkonนั้นnánพูดpûutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiได้dâaiคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoมากmâakถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaการออกเสียงgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangจะjàฟังดูfang-duuแปร่งหูbprɛ̀ɛng-hǔuไปbpaiบ้างbâangก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
That foreigner spoke Thai very fluently, even though his pronunciation sounded slightly unnatural.
2AdjectiveB2
slightly off; funny-tasting
slightly off, funny, or strange (referring to a taste)
Examples
นมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)แปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràeng1slightly strange; off2suspicious; fishyทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
This milk tastes a bit off, just throw it away.
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แกงgaengหม้อmôrนี้néeรสชาติrót-châatแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengเหมือนmĕuuanแม่ค้าmâe-káaใส่sàiเครื่องปรุงkrêuuang bprungผิดpìt
This curry tastes funny, like the vendor added the wrong seasoning.
ผมpǒmว่าwâaน้ำซุปnáam-súpถ้วยtûuaiนี้níiรสชาติrót-châatมันmanแปร่งbprɛ̀ɛngไปbpaiนิดนึงnít-nʉngไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaแม่ครัวmɛ̂ɛ-kruuaลืมlʉʉmใส่sàiอะไรà-raiไปbpaiหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
I think the taste of this soup is slightly off; I wonder if the cook forgot to add something.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeอาหารaa-hăanจานjaanนี้néeจะjàดูdooน่ากินnâa ginแต่dtàeพอporชิมchimแล้วláeoกลับglàpรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรสชาติrót-châatมันmanแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengไม่ค่อยmâi kôiถูกปากtòok bpàakเท่าไหร่tâo rài
Even though this dish looks appetizing, upon tasting it, the flavor is slightly off and not very much to my liking.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bprɛ̀ɛng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |