ผล
result
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- 1 result、outcome、effect、achievement、benefit
- 2 fruit
- 3 [classifier for fruits]
ผล mainly means something that comes from a cause or action, such as a result, outcome, or effect. It can also mean a fruit, and it is used as a classifier for fruits.
result、outcome、effect、achievement、benefit
This sense refers to what comes out of an action, cause, test, effort, or decision: a result, outcome, effect, or achievement.
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ผลสอบออกแล้ว phǒn sɔ̀ɔp ɔ̀ɔk lɛ́ɛw The exam results are out. ผลสอบออกแล้ว details
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ยานี้ได้ผลดี yaa níi dâay phǒn dii This medicine works well. ยานี้ได้ผลดี details
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ผลของการตัดสินใจ phǒn khɔ̌ɔŋ kaan tàtsǐncay the result of the decision ผลของการตัดสินใจ details
fruit
This sense means a fruit produced by a plant. In everyday speech, ผลไม้ is the normal word for fruit as food.
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ต้นมะม่วงออกผลแล้ว tôn mámûaŋ ɔ̀ɔk phǒn lɛ́ɛw The mango tree has borne fruit. ต้นมะม่วงออกผลแล้ว details
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กินผลไม้ทุกวัน kin phǒnlamáay thúk wan I eat fruit every day. กินผลไม้ทุกวัน details
[classifier for fruits]
This is a classifier for fruits, especially round fruits. In everyday speech, ลูก is also very common.
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ส้มผลนี้หวาน sôm phǒn níi wǎan This orange is sweet. ส้มผลนี้หวาน details
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มะม่วงสองผล mámûaŋ sɔ̌ɔŋ phǒn two mangoes มะม่วงสองผล details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ผล is something produced by something else. From a cause it is a result, from a method or medicine it is an effect, from effort it is an achievement, and from a plant it is a fruit. Very useful patterns include ได้ผล “work; be effective,” ไม่ได้ผล “not work,” มีผลต่อ/กับ “affect,” and ส่งผลให้ “lead to; result in.”
Usage
You will see this word in school contexts such as ผลสอบ, medical contexts such as ผลตรวจ, news contexts such as ผลการเลือกตั้ง and ผลสำรวจ, and work contexts such as ผลงาน, ผลลัพธ์, and ผลประโยชน์. For fruit as food, ผลไม้ is the basic everyday word.
Caution
Do not translate “effect” mechanically as ผล in every sentence. Thai often uses set patterns: ได้ผล for “work/be effective” and มีผลต่อ/กับ for “affect.” Also, when talking about eating fruit, ผลไม้ is the natural everyday word.
Differences from similar words
1 result synonyms
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ประโยชน์ means usefulness, benefit, or advantage. ผล means what comes from a cause or action; when that outcome is favorable, it can overlap with benefit.
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ผลลัพธ์ focuses more on a final output or end result, often from a calculation, process, or task. ผล is broader and can also mean an effect, impact, or achievement.