แปร่งๆ
bpràeng-bpràengMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
slightly strange; off
(of taste, sound, or smell) slightly strange, unusual, off-key, or not quite right
Examples
นมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this2this oneมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràeng1slightly strange; off2suspicious; fishyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)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)น่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2might be a good idea (suggestion)3should have (regret/criticism)เสียแล้วsĭia láewเสียแล้วsĭia láewalready (final/regretful tone)
This bottle of milk has a slightly strange taste; I think it might be spoiled.
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นักร้องnák róngคนkonนั้นnánร้องเพลงróng playngเพี้ยนไปpíian bpaiนิดหน่อยnít nòiฟังfangแล้วláeoเสียงsĭiangแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràeng
That singer sang a bit out of tune; it sounded slightly off-key.
น้ำหอมnám hŏmขวดkùuatใหม่màiที่têeเธอterซื้อséuมากmâakลิ่นlìnมันmanแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengไม่ค่อยmâi kôiคุ้นkúnจมูกjà-mòokเลยloie
The new perfume you bought has a slightly strange smell, not quite familiar to the nose.
เครื่องเทศkrêuuang têtชนิดchá-nítใหม่màiที่ใส่têe sàiลงไปlong bpaiในnaiแกงgaengหม้อmôrนี้néeทำให้tam hâiรสชาติrót-châatออกมาòk maaแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengขัดกับkàt gàpสูตรsòotดั้งเดิมdâng-dermอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
The new type of spice added to this pot of curry makes the taste slightly unusual, clearly clashing with the traditional recipe.
2AdjectiveB2
suspicious; fishy
feeling that a situation or something is suspicious, fishy, or weird
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this2this oneมันmanมันman1it (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; fishyตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ให้ยืมhâi yeumให้ยืมhâi yeum[to] lend; [to] loanเงินngernเงินngern1money2silver (metal)แบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planดอกเบี้ยdòk bîaดอกเบี้ยdòk bîainterest (finance)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I felt something was fishy about this since he said he would lend me money without interest.
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เรื่องราวrêuuang raaoที่têeเขาkăoเล่าlâoมาmaaมันmanฟังดูfang dooแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengเหมือนmĕuuanมีอะไรmee à-raiปิดบังbpìt bangพวกเราpûuak raoอยู่yòo
The story he told sounds suspicious, like he's hiding something from us.
ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrการลงทุนgaan long tunนี้néeให้hâiผลตอบแทนpŏn dtòp taenสูงsŏongเกินจริงgern jingจนjonหลายคนlăai konรู้สึกrúu-sèukแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengว่าwâaอาจจะàat jàเป็นbpenแชร์chaeลูกโซ่lôok sôh
This investment offer gives unrealistically high returns until many people feel suspicious that it might be a Ponzi scheme.
ถึงtĕungพยานpá-yaanจะjàให้การhâi gaanอย่างyàangมั่นใจmân jaiแต่dtàeตำรวจdtam-rùuatก็gâwยังyangรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaลำดับเหตุการณ์lam-dàp hèt gaanมันmanดูdooแปร่งๆbpràeng-bpràengและláeไม่mâiสมเหตุสมผลsŏm-hàyt-sŏm-pŏn
Even though the witness testified confidently, the police still felt the sequence of events seemed weird and illogical.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แปร่งๆ said แปร่ง-แปร่ง?
bpràeng-bpràeng
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
- 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
bpràeng
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 | — | — |