Describing thingsEmpty in Thai
“Empty” in Thai is ว่างwâang; you'll also hear เปล่าbplàao (a container) and หมดmòt (all gone).
empty, vacant (a seat, a room); free adjective
- wâang falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
empty (a bottle, a box); plain, bare adjective a container
- bplàao low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
all gone, used up; sold out verb
- mòt low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Taught in Unit 10 · Lesson 2: Making plans of the free course.
Practise it freeHow to use it
Thai has a word for each kind of empty. ว่างwâang is vacant: a free seat, an empty room, and free time. เปล่าbplàao is empty or bare: an empty bottle, empty hands, and น้ำเปล่าnáam-bplàao, plain water. When something has run out, it's หมดmòt, all gone: what a vendor says when the mangoes are sold out, and the word in แบตหมดbàet mòt, a dead battery.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- wang
- plao
- bplao
- mod
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