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bplàengMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
strange; distorted (of sound or voice)
strange, unnatural, or distorted, typically referring to a voice, accent, or sound that is not quite right
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)แปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengweird; strange; offเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàaoหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
His voice sounds a bit strange today. Is he sick?
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เธอterพูดpôotภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiสำเนียงsăm-niangแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengนิดหน่อยnít nòiเพราะpráwโตdtohที่têeต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht
She speaks Thai with a slightly unnatural accent because she grew up abroad.
เสียงsĭiangกีตาร์gee-dtaaตัวdtuuaนี้néeมันmanแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengฉันchănคิดว่าkít wâaต้องdtôngตั้งสายdtâng săaiใหม่màiแล้วláeo
The sound of this guitar is a bit off; I think I need to tune it again.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดัดเสียงdàt sĭangทางtaangโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpแต่dtàeเสียงsĭiangที่têeแปล่งbplàengหูhŏoนั้นnánก็gâwทำให้tam hâiคนอื่นkon èunจับพิรุธjàp pí-rútได้dâiทันทีtan tee
Even though he tried to disguise his voice on the phone, that unnatural tone gave him away immediately.
2AdjectiveB2
weird; suspicious; off
weird, suspicious, or off, describing a taste, smell, or situation that feels not quite right
Examples
นมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengweird; strange; offมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightหมดอายุmòt aa-yúหมดอายุmòt aa-yú1[to] expire; lapse2expired; no longer validแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This milk has a weird taste; it might be expired.
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ฉันchănว่าwâaเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมันmanแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเขาkăoบอกให้bòk hâiโอนเงินon ngernไปก่อนbpai gònแล้วláeo
I thought something was off about this matter since he told me to transfer the money first.
เงื่อนไขngêuuan kăiในnaiสัญญาsăn-yaaฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeดูdooแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengชอบกลchôp gonเราraoควรkuuanตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatอีกครั้งèek kráng
The conditions in this contract look suspiciously off; we should review it thoroughly again.
เธอterรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeมันmanแปล่งๆbplàeng bplàengเพราะpráwทุกคนtúk konในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítเงียบngîiapผิดปกติpìt bpà-gà-dtì
She felt that the atmosphere this morning was a bit weird because everyone in the office was unusually quiet.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |