แป้ก
bpɛ̂ɛkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] fall flat; [to] fail (slang)
to fail, especially for a joke or performance that does not get the intended reaction; to be unsuccessful.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)มุขmúkมุขmúk1joke; gag; punchline; bit2portico; porch; projecting bayแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แป้กbpɛ̂ɛkแป้กbpɛ̂ɛk1[to] fall flat; [to] fail (slang)2unsuccessful; flopped (slang)
He told a joke, but it failed.
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นักแสดงตลกnák-sà-dɛɛng-dtà-lòkคนkonนั้นnánแป้กbpɛ̂ɛkอย่างแรงyàang-rɛɛngบนbonเวทีwee-tiiเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiขำkǎmมุขmúkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเลยləəi
That comedian failed badly on stage last night because nobody laughed at his jokes.
แผนpɛ̌ɛnเซอร์ไพรส์səə-práiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətที่tîiเขาkǎoเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiแป้กbpɛ̂ɛkไม่เป็นท่าmâi-bpen-tâaเพราะprɔ́เธอtəəกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
The surprise birthday plan he prepared completely failed because she came home earlier than usual.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกี่gìiครั้งkrángแผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatที่tîiนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əก็gɔ̂แป้กbpɛ̂ɛkทุกทีtúk-tiiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatดึงดูดdʉng-dùutลูกค้าlûuk-káaได้เลยdâai-ləəi
No matter how many times he tried, the marketing plan he presented always failed, unable to attract any customers.
2AdjectiveB1
unsuccessful; flopped (slang)
describing a joke, show, or attempt that fails to get the intended reaction; unsuccessful.
Examples
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ฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangตลกdtà-lòkไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanเป็นbpenมุขmúkที่tîiแป้กbpɛ̂ɛkมากmâakทุกคนtúk-konเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpเลยləəi
I just told a joke, but it was a real dud; everyone was dead silent.
การแสดงgaan sà-daengเมื่อคืนmêuua keunมันmanแป้กbpâekๆ-ยังไงyang ngaiไม่รู้mâi rúuคนดูkon dooไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีmeeอารมณ์aa-romร่วมrûuamเลยloie
Last night's performance was kind of a flop; the audience didn't seem engaged at all.
แคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaทั้งหมดtáng-mòtกลายเป็นglaai-bpenโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekที่tîiแป้กbpɛ̂ɛkสนิทsà-nìtเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiสร้างการรับรู้sâang-gaan-ráp-rúuและlɛ́ล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoในnaiการเข้าถึงgaan-kâo-tʉ̌ngกลุ่มเป้าหมายglùm-bpâo-mǎai
The entire advertising campaign became a complete flop of a project, as it generated no awareness and failed to reach the target audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bpɛ̂ɛk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |