พรรค์
pákMeaning
1NounB1
kind; sort; type
a kind, sort, or type of something or someone (often used in spoken language to categorize things or people)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)พรรค์pákพรรค์pákkind; sort; typeนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I don't want to associate with that kind of friend.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangพรรค์pákนี้níiไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoได้เลยdâai-ləəi
This sort of thing shouldn't have happened to our family at all.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiใส่ใจsài jaiกับgàpคำพูดkam pôotพรรค์panนั้นnánเลยloieมันmanบั่นทอนbàn tonจิตใจjìt jaiเปล่าๆbplào bplào
Don't pay attention to those kinds of words; it just ruins your mental state for nothing.
ในnaiสังคมsǎng-komที่tîiมีmiiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnสูงsǔungเราraoมักmákจะjàต้องdtɔ̂ngรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpคนkonพรรค์pákที่tîiยอมyɔɔmทำtamทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
In a highly competitive society, we often have to deal with the type of people who will do anything for their own benefit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พรรค์ said พัก?
pák
- Vowel spellingThe double รร is read as a vowel (“a” or “an”), not as two ร.Silent letterค์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
ค์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |