พวก
pûuakMeanings
1NounA2
group; set; category
A collection or category of people or things considered together.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or namesผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or namesขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)รวมกันruuam-ganรวมกันruuam-gan1together; collectively2[to] gather; [to] come together; [to] combine3[to] add up to; [to] total
On the table, fruits and snacks are grouped together.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanครูkruuแบ่งbɛ̀ngหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นbpenพวกpûuakวิทยาศาสตร์wít-tá-yaa-sàatกับgàpพวกpûuakสังคมศึกษาsǎng-kom-sʉ̀k-sǎa
Yesterday the teacher sorted the books into the science group and the social studies group.
ในnaiห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngเราraoแยกyɛ̂ɛkเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นbpenพวกpûuakเหล็กlèkกับgàpพวกpûuakไม้máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาง่ายhǎa-ngâaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
In the storage room, we separated the tools into metal ones and wooden ones to make them easier to find.
สัตว์ทะเลsàt-tá-leeพวกpûuakครัสเตเชียนkrát-dtee-chiianอย่างyàangปูbpuuและlɛ́กุ้งgûngมีmiiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแข็งkɛ̌ngต่างจากdtàang-jàakพวกpûuakปลาbplaaกระดูกgrà-dùuk
Marine animals of the crustacean category, such as crabs and shrimp, have hard shells unlike bony fish.
2NounB1
gang; faction; clique
A group with shared interests or allegiance, sometimes implying partisanship or exclusivity.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuam1[to] join; participate; take part; attend2[to] join as a member/party; accedeพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or namesกลุ่มคนรักglùm-kon-rákกลุ่มคนรักglùm-kon-rákgroup of enthusiasts; group of [sth] loversสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmสิ่งแวดล้อมsìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm1environment; the environment (natural)2surroundings; environment (general)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
He joined the environmentalist faction in the community yesterday.
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ช่วงchûuangเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaพวกpûuakผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkแบ่งแยกbɛ̀ng-yɛ̂ɛkเป็นbpenค่ายkâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
During the election, I feel that the candidates split into clearly defined camps.
ที่tîiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมีmiiพวกpûuakคนkonทำกิจกรรมtam-gìt-jà-gamและlɛ́พวกpûuakคนkonเน้นnénเรียนriianซึ่งsʉ̂ngมักmákไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iคบกันkóp-gan
At the university there are the activity-focused groups and the study-focused groups, which rarely mingle.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumบทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaถูกtòokครอบงำkrôp ngamโดยdoiพวกpûuakผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanสายอนุรักษ์săai à-nú-rákนิยมní-yomทำให้tam hâiข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrใหม่màiๆ-ถูกtòokกันganออกไปòk bpai
In the meeting, the discussion was dominated by the conservative executive faction, pushing new proposals aside.
3determinerB1
those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)
A pluralizing prefix placed before a noun to refer to that group in general (e.g., พวกเด็ก = the kids/those kids).
Examples
พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or namesเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเล่นบอลlên-bɔɔnเล่นบอลlên-bɔɔn1[to] play football; [to] play soccer2[to] bet on football/soccerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
The kids are playing soccer on the field.
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ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiพวกpûuakนักเรียนnák-riianเตรียมdtriiamงานนำเสนอngaan-nam-sà-nə̌əภายในpaai-naiสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa-níi
The teacher told the students to prepare their presentations within this week.
พวกpûuakนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaที่tîiตลาดdtà-làatนี้níiเพราะprɔ́ของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
Tourists like to come to this market because the food is diverse.
งานngaanนี้níiเราraoจะjàมุ่งmûngช่วยchûuaiพวกpûuakผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúในnaiชุมชนchum-chonให้hâiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngบริการสาธารณะbɔɔ-rí-gaan-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
This project will focus on helping the elderly in the community access public services.
Those people like to say one thing and do another; it’s so annoying.
I don’t want to get involved with people who like to look down on others.
พวกมันpûuak-manก็gɔ̂เอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛโทษtôotคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnทั้งที่táng-tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengไม่เคยmâi-kəəiรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp
They just keep blaming others even though they never take responsibility themselves.
พวกpûuakประเภทbprà-pêetนั้นnánเห็นแก่ตัวhěn-gɛ̀ɛ-dtuuaพอpɔɔมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapพอpɔɔสำเร็จsǎm-rètก็gɔ̂แห่hɛ̀ɛมาmaaเอาaoหน้าnâa
That type of people are selfish: when there’s a problem they go silent, but when it succeeds they rush in to take credit.
4PronounB1
pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names
placed before a pronoun or name to mark a group, as in พวกเราพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our side (we/us) or พวกคุณพวกคุณpûuak-kunyou (plural) (you all)
Examples
พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go to the market together?
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Did you all help pack things yesterday?
Tomorrow, we must not forget the meeting at nine.
If they arrive late, we will start without waiting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûuak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |