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พลาง phlaangM | ![]() |
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1. | พลาง | phlaangM | simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim |
2. | พลาง ๆ | phlaangM phlaangM | temporarily; briefly; fleetingly; for the time being; momentarily; simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | พฺลาง |
IPA | pʰlaːŋ |
Royal Thai General System | phlang |
1.  [adverb, colloquial] | |||
definition | simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim | ||
related words | ขัดตาทัพ![]() ![]() | khatL dtaaM thapH | [literally] to stop an army from closing in on; to outwit the lines of an army; [figuratively] to do (something) temporarily; to help (get) somebody out of a fix, predicament or embarrassment |
ในระหว่าง![]() ![]() | naiM raH waangL | during | |
พร้อมกับ![]() ![]() | phraawmH gapL | and; together with; at the same time; while; during | |
พลาง ๆ ![]() | phlaangM phlaangM | temporarily; briefly; fleetingly; for the time being; momentarily; simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim | |
example | พูดพลางเดินพลาง![]() | phuutF phlaangM deernM phlaangM | talking while walking; talking and walking at the same time |
sample sentences | |||
หน้าตาแม่ดูออกว่ามีอะไรขุ่นหมองอยู่ภายใน พลางบ่นงึมงำ "ดูพ่อเอ็งสิ บอกแล้วว่าอย่าไปชุมนุม ดันไปร่วมกับเขาจนได้ ดีนะอุตส่าห์โทร. มาบอก" ![]() naaF dtaaM maaeF duuM aawkL waaF meeM aL raiM khoonL maawngR yuuL phaaiM naiM phlaangM bohnL ngeumM ngamM duuM phaawF engM siL baawkL laaeoH waaF yaaL bpaiM choomM noomM danM bpaiM ruaamF gapL khaoR johnM daiF deeM naH ootL saaL tho:hM maaM baawkL "My mother’s face indicated that something was bothering her and she mumbled, “Just look at your father. I told him not to go the protest. He kept insisting that he would go, until finally he really went. At least he called and told me.”" | |||
วิสาพลิกร่างหนีแสงไฟพลางบ่นเสียงอู้อี้ว่า "นี่กี่ทุ่มกี่ยามเข้าไปแล้ว" ![]() wiH saaR phlikH raangF neeR saaengR faiM phlaangM bohnL siiangR uuF eeF waaF neeF geeL thoomF geeL yaamM khaoF bpaiM laaeoH Wisa turned over away from the light and complained in a mumbling voice, “Hey, what ungodly hour is it now?” | |||
ปลายปีนี้ผมก็จะหมดสัญญากับบริษัทนี้แล้ว คงต้องเตรียมหางานอื่นไปพลาง ๆ ![]() bplaaiM bpeeM neeH phohmR gaawF jaL mohtL sanR yaaM gapL baawM riH satL neeH laaeoH khohngM dtawngF dtriiamM haaR ngaanM euunL bpaiM phlaangM "At the end of this year my contract with the company will end; I need to be ready to find another job right away." | |||
...หรือไม่ก็ไม่ได้ชอบหมวก ไม่ได้ชอบใส่หมวก แต่หัวล้านก็เลยต้องใส่" ผมพูดพลางหัวเราะ ![]() reuuR maiF gaawF maiF daiF chaawpF muaakL maiF daiF chaawpF saiL muaakL dtaaeL huaaR laanH gaawF leeuyM dtawngF saiL phohmR phuutF phlaangM huaaR rawH "...or, alternatively, they don’t like hats or like to wear hats, but they are bald and have to wear a hat,” I said laughingly." | |||
ผมวางโทรศัพท์อย่างงุนงงแล้วเดินไปใกล้หมวกที่ขาดยับเยินพลางก้มดูอย่างไม่เข้าใจ ![]() phohmR waangM tho:hM raH sapL yaangL ngoonM ngohngM laaeoH deernM bpaiM glaiF muaakL theeF khaatL yapH yeernM phlaangM gohmF duuM yaangL maiF khaoF jaiM "Perplexed, I put the telephone down and approached the torn and mangled hats; I bent down and looked at them, but I didn’t understand." | |||
2. พลาง ๆ ![]() | |||
definition | temporarily; briefly; fleetingly; for the time being; momentarily; simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim | ||
related words | ขัดตาทัพ![]() ![]() | khatL dtaaM thapH | [literally] to stop an army from closing in on; to outwit the lines of an army; [figuratively] to do (something) temporarily; to help (get) somebody out of a fix, predicament or embarrassment |
ในระหว่าง![]() ![]() | naiM raH waangL | during | |
พร้อมกับ![]() ![]() | phraawmH gapL | and; together with; at the same time; while; during | |
พลาง ![]() | phlaangM | simultaneously; concurrently; at the same time; in the meantime or interim | |
sample sentence | ใกล้ถึงเวลาส่งรายงานแล้ว เขาจึงลอกบทความในนิตยสารส่งครูเพื่อขัดตาทัพไปพลาง ๆ ก่อน ![]() ![]() glaiF theungR waehM laaM sohngL raaiM ngaanM laaeoH khaoR jeungM laawkF bohtL khwaamM naiM nitH dtaL yaH saanR sohngL khruuM pheuuaF khatL dtaaM thapH bpaiM phlaangM phlaangM gaawnL "As the due date for the report is drawing near, he resorts to a quick fix by copying an article from a magazine to turn it in." | ||