ผักกาด
pàk-gàatMeaning
1NounA2
mustard greens; cabbage; lettuce (general)
A general name for various vegetables, especially mustard greens and Chinese cabbage, also used in names for lettuce and related leafy vegetables.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผักกาดpàk-gàatผักกาดpàk-gàatmustard greens; cabbage; lettuce (general)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeซุปsúpซุปsúpsoup
Mom bought pak-kad to make soup.
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Today the market has many kinds of pak-kad to choose from.
I like adding pak-kad to hot noodle soup.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiกินginสุกี้sù-gîiเราraoมักmákสั่งsàngผักกาดpàk-gàatเพิ่มpə̂əmเพราะprɔ́ใบbaiกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpหวานwǎanและlɛ́เข้ากับkâo-gàpน้ำซุปnáam-súp
When we eat suki, we usually order extra pak-kad because the leaves are crisp, sweet, and go well with the broth.
Today Mom stir-fried mustard greens with garlic; it was very tasty.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănซื้อséuต้นdtônผักกาดpàk gàatจากjàakตลาดdtà-làatจะjàเอามาao maaต้มdtômซุปsúpง่ายๆngâai ngâai
Yesterday I bought mustard greens from the market; I will make a simple soup.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiยายyaaiจะjàทำtamผักกาดpàk-gàatดองdɔɔngไว้กินwái-ginกับข้าวgàp-kâaoต้มdtômตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
Tomorrow Grandma will pickle mustard greens to eat with rice porridge in the morning.
Mom puts napa cabbage in the chicken soup.
Tonight we’re having hotpot; there’s lots of napa cabbage.
ฉันchănชอบchôpผักกาดpàk gàatเพราะpráwใบอ่อนbai ònและláeหวานนิดๆwăan nít-nítเมื่อmêuuaใส่sàiในnaiน้ำซุปnáam súp
I like napa cabbage because the leaves are tender and slightly sweet when added to soup.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiกินginก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoปลาbplaaฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpสั่งเพิ่มsàng-pə̂əmผักกาดpàk-gàatลวกlûuakเพราะprɔ́กรอบgrɔ̀ɔpหอมhɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́เข้ากับkâo-gàpน้ำซุปnáam-súp
When I have fish noodle soup, I like to order extra blanched mustard greens because they’re crisp, fragrant, and go well with the broth.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiกินginหม้อไฟmɔ̂ɔ-faiร้านráanมักmákให้hâiผักกาดpàk-gàatเป็นbpenผักpàkหลักlàkเพราะprɔ́สุกsùkเร็วreoและlɛ́ซึมsʉmน้ำซุปnáam-súpดีdii
When having hotpot, restaurants usually provide napa cabbage as a main vegetable because it cooks quickly and absorbs the broth well.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pàk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ผักกาดpàk-gàatผักกาดpàk-gàatmustard greens; cabbage; lettuce (general)mustard greens; cabbage; lettuce (general)Word