โพล่งๆ
plôhng plôhngMeaning
1AdverbB2
bluntly; abruptly
bluntly, abruptly, or straightforwardly, especially when speaking without thinking or hesitation
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’2Ja (personal name or nickname)โพล่งๆplôhng plôhngโพล่งๆplôhng plôhngbluntly; abruptlyไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เกรงใจgreng jaiเกรงใจgreng jai[to] feel reluctant out of respect/considerationความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffคนฟังkon fangคนฟังkon fanglistener
He is a person who speaks bluntly and is rarely considerate of the listener's feelings.
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ฉันchănต้องขอโทษด้วยdtông kŏr tôht dûuaiนะnáที่têeถามtăamเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuaออกไปòk bpaiโพล่งๆplôhng plôhngแบบนั้นbàep nán
I have to apologize for asking about a personal matter so abruptly like that.
การที่gaan têeเขาkăoพูดpôotวิจารณ์wí-jaanขึ้นมาkêun maaโพล่งๆplôhng plôhngกลางglaangที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงเครียดdteung krîatขึ้นมาkêun maaทันทีtan tee
The fact that he bluntly voiced his criticism in the middle of the meeting made the atmosphere tense immediately.
แม้máeเธอterจะมีjà meeนิสัยní-săiชอบchôpพูดpôotโพล่งๆplôhng plôhngออกมาòk maaโดยdoiไม่mâiคิดทบทวนkít tóp-tuanให้ดีhâi deeเสียก่อนsĭia gònแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีmeeเจตนาร้ายjàyt-dtà-naa ráaiเลยloie
Even though she has a habit of speaking bluntly without thinking things through carefully first, she actually has no malicious intent at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โพล่งๆ said โพล่ง-โพล่ง?
plôhng plôhng
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พล, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
plôhng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |