Miss (a chance, a shot) in Thai

“Miss (a chance, a shot)” in Thai is พลาดplâat.

พลาด plâat

to slip up, to get it wrong; to miss (a chance) verb

plâat falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

ทำพลาดtam plâat = to make a mistake; อย่าพลาดyàa plâat = don't miss it.

You'll hear it in Tha Thoe Tong Lueak (ถ้าเธอต้องเลือก).

How to use it

พลาดplâat is missing what you aimed for: a shot, a chance, a deadline, the right turning. พลาดโอกาสplâat oo-gàat is to miss a chance, and ads and posters shout ห้ามพลาดhâam plâat, don't miss it! It's also a slip-up: ทำพลาดtam plâat is an honest mistake, while ทำผิดtam pìt can also mean doing wrong, breaking a rule. Missing someone you love is คิดถึงkít-tǔeng, and missing a bus or a flight, ไม่ทันmâi tan.

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:

phlat
plaad

Song Tha Thoe Tong Lueak (ถ้าเธอต้องเลือก) One of the most-watched Thai music videos ever, at about 558 million views: if you had to choose between him and me, he sings, don't choose me. A gentle R&B song in clear, everyday Thai about choices and stepping aside: if you had to, between him and me, you don't dare, it's up to you, so I became the odd one out, everybody makes mistakes.

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