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à»ÅèÒ  bplaaoL (22.)
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1.à»ÅèÒbplaaoLvoid; empty; naked; nothing
2.à»ÅèÒbplaaoLno; not; nah; nay
3.à»ÅèÒ æbplaaoL bplaaoLin vain; pointlessly
4.à»ÅèÒ æbplaaoL bplaaoL[is] unmarried; single; without a family
5.à»ÅèÒã¨bplaaoL jaiM[is] lonely; lonesome

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai»ÚÅèÒÇ
IPAplàːw
Royal Thai General Systemplao

pronunciation note22. Note: In this word, the vowel is pronunced long. See the vowels page for more information.
1. common Thai word   [noun, adjective]
definition
void; empty; naked; nothing

notesinformal, colloquial spelling and pronounciation can be »èÒÇ 
related wordsËÃ×Í reuuR[a word used at the end of a statement to indicate a question, usually when the response is presumed]
äËÁ maiR[word added at the end of a statement to indicate a question]
»èÒÇ bpaaoL[informal, colloqual pronounciation of] à»ÅèÒ 
ÁÑéÂmaiH[informal, colloquial pronounciation of] äËÁ 
ÃÖreuH[a particle indicating a question, informal pronunciation of] ËÃ×Í 
ºêÍbaawH[Isaan dialect] äËÁ 
à»ÅèÒbpaehM laaF[joking or punning pronunciation of à»ÅèÒ ]
àËç¹ÁÑéÂ...ºÍ¡áÅéÇä§!
henR maiH baawkL laaeoH ngaiM
"See what I mean? I told you so."
examples¤èÒ¡Ô¹à»ÅèÒkhaaF ginM bplaaoL[commerce] royalty-free; no excess charges; no hidden fees
à§Ô¹¡Ô¹à»ÅèÒngernM ginM bplaaoLmoney used for a bribe, graft, or corruption, "tea money"
µÑÇà»ÅèÒdtuaaM bplaaoLunmarried person
µÑÇà»ÅèÒdtuaaM bplaaoLa man without property; bare-handed
µÒà»ÅèÒdtaaM bplaaoLthe naked eye
à·»à»ÅèÒthaehpF bplaaoLblank audio cassette tape
¹éÓà»ÅèÒnaahmH bplaaoLplain drinking water
à»ÅèÒà»ÅÕèÂÇbplaaoL bpliaaoL[is] lonely; lonesome
Á×Íà»ÅèÒmeuuM bplaaoLempty-handed; carrying nothing
ÇèÒ§à»ÅèÒwaangF bplaaoLnothing; empty
ÇèÒ¹éÓẺà»ÅèÒà»Å×ÍÂ
waayF naahmH baaepL bplaaoL bpleuuayM
to skinny dip
àÊÕÂà»ÅèÒsiiaR bplaaoL[is] useless; fruitless
àÊÕÂà»ÅèÒsiiaR bplaaoLto waste; to lose (something valuable) for no gain
sample
sentences
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khohnM jeenM ginM khaaoF duayF gaanM ginM gapL bplaaoL bplaaoL gaawnL pheuuaF ruuH rohtH khaawngR gapL yaangL dtemM theeF
Chinese people consume their meals by first eating their prepared dishes without rice in order to get the full taste of the dish.
ªÒÂËÒ´à¡Å×è͹仴éÇ¢Ǵà»ÅèÒ ¡ÃлëͧàºÕÂÃì àÈÉá¡éÇ ¤ÃÒºàÅ×Í´ àÈÉ¢ÂÐ ·ÕèÃÍ¢¹ä»·Ôé§ãËéà·ÈºÒÅà¢éÒÁÒ´ÙáÅ·Ó¤ÇÒÁÊÐÍÒ´à¾×èÍ¿×鹿٪ÒÂËÒ´
chaayM haatL gleuuanL bpaiM duayF khuaatL bplaaoL graL bpaawngR biia[r]M saehtL gaaeoF khraapF leuuatF saehtL khaL yaL theeF raawM khohnR bpaiM thingH haiF thaehtF saL baanM khaoF maaM duuM laaeM thahmM khwaamM saL aatL pheuuaF feuunH fuuM chaayM haatL
"The beach was littered with empty bottles, beer cans, broken glass, bloody tracks, and trash, all waiting to be thrown away; the municipal authorities (will) come in to clean up and restore the beach (to its original condition)."
¼ÁÁբǴà»ÅèÒÍÂÙèËéÒãº
phohmR meeM khuaatL bplaaoL yuuL haaF baiM
"I have five empty bottles."
ʺÒ´ÕÃÖà»ÅèÒ
saL baayM deeM reuH bplaaoL
[informal] "How are you?" — "How do you do?" — "Are you well or not?"
ÊÓËÃѺ¤Õº¡ÑºÍÕ¡ÍÂèҧ˹Öè§à¢éÒ»Ò¡¡Ô¹à»ÅèÒæ à¾×èÍàʾÃÊãËÁè
sahmR rapL kheepF gapL eekL yaangL neungL khaoF bpaakL ginM bplaaoL bplaaoL pheuuaF saehpL rohtH maiL
(They do this) in order to savor yet another dish of food by itself to enjoy yet another new taste.
àÍÒ¶éÇÂà»ÅèÒÁÒãºË¹Öè§
aoM thuayF bplaaoL maaM baiM neungL
"Bring an empty cup."
2.   
definition
no; not; nah; nay

examplesà»ÅèÒ´Í¡bplaaoL daawkL"Not at all." — "No way."
à»ÅèÒËÃÍ¡bplaaoL raawkL"Not at all." — "No way."
ÃÖà»ÅèÒ?reuH bplaaoL[colloquial form of ËÃ×Íà»ÅèÒ] ...or not?
ËÃ×Íà»ÅèÒreuuR bplaaoL...or not?
sample
sentences
¨Ð´ÕÃÖà»ÅèÒ ¶éÒ¼Á»¯Ôàʸ
jaL deeM reuH bplaaoL thaaF phohmR bpaL dtiL saehtL
"Would it be o.k. if I refused?" — "Would it be o.k. if I said no?"
ä´éÂÔ¹ÁÒÇèÒ ¤Ø³¢ÕéÍÒÂÁÒ¡ ¨ÃÔ§ÃÖà»ÅèÒ¤ÃѺ?
daiF yinM maaM waaF khoonM kheeF aayM maakF jingM reuH bplaaoL khrapH
"[spoken by male] I hear (or have heard that) you're very shy. Is that true?"
à»ÅèÒ¤ÃѺ äÁèä´éàÅè¹ÁÕ¸ØÃÐÁÒ¡
bplaaoL khrapH maiF daiF lehnF meeM thooH raH maakF
[spoken by male] "No, I didn’t. I was very busy."
à»ÅèÒ¤ÃѺ...¼ÁÍÂÒ¡(¨Ð)¾º¤Ø³ÊعÕÂì
bplaaoL khrapH phohmR yaakL jaL phohpH khoonM sooL nee[y]M
[spoken by a male] "No, I want to see Miss Su-nee."
¼ÙéË­Ô§¹Ñè¹¹èÐ ¤Ø³âÊÃÖà»ÅèÒ?
phuuF yingR nanF naF khoonM sohR reuH bplaaoL
"Is that woman there a hooker?"
3. à»ÅèÒ æ  bplaaoL bplaaoL  [adverb]
definition
in vain; pointlessly

exampleà»ÅèÒ æ »ÅÕé æbplaaoL bplaaoL bpleeF bpleeFuselessly; pointlessly; in vain
4. à»ÅèÒ æ  bplaaoL bplaaoL  [attributive verb]
definition
[is] unmarried; single; without a family

5. à»ÅèÒ㨠 bplaaoL jaiM  [attributive verb]
definition
[is] lonely; lonesome


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