English

โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์

“โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์” (дои плао прайот) — in vain; to no avail in Thai. Adverb, level B1. Literally "by means of no benefit": did it — and the benefit is zero. You know the wasted — this is the same, only more bookish. In a live sentence: “พูด กับ เขา โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์” — Talking to him is useless. Written with the characters โ, ด, ย, เ, ป, ล, ่, า, ป, ร, ะ, โ… A word from the everyday Thai course, level B1.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

In short

“in vain; to no avail” in Thai
Written in Thaiโดย เปล่า ประโยชน์
Read in Latin lettersдои плао прайот
Translationin vain; to no avail
Part of speechadverb
LevelB1

Why it looks that way

Literally "by means of no benefit": did it — and the benefit is zero. You know the wasted — this is the same, only more bookish

A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.

In a live sentence

A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.

  • พูด กับ เขา โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์
    пхуыт кап кхао дои плао прайот
    Talking to him is useless

How not to forget this word

Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.

Frequently asked

How do you say “in vain; to no avail” in Thai?

«โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์», read “дои плао прайот”. In a live sentence: “พูด กับ เขา โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์” — Talking to him is useless. Adverb, level B1; written with the characters โ, ด, ย, เ, ป, ล, ่, า, ป, ร, ะ, โ…

How is “โดย เปล่า ประโยชน์” written in Latin letters?

дои плао прайот. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.

Why does this word look the way it does?

Literally "by means of no benefit": did it — and the benefit is zero. You know the wasted — this is the same, only more bookish. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.

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