พัก(pák)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] rest; take a break

to stop activity briefly to relax or recover

Examples

เดินนานdern naanเดินนานdern naan[to] walk for a long timeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerพักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2interval; stretch; spell3[to] stay; lodgeสักครู่sàk krôoสักครู่sàk krôo1a moment; a short time2just a moment; briefly; in a moment
We’ve been walking for a long time; let’s rest for a moment.
2VerbA2

[to] stay; lodge

to stay temporarily at a place (e.g., hotel, guesthouse, someone’s home)

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไปพักbpai pákไปพักbpai pák1[to] go rest; [to] go take a break2[to] go stay; [to] go lodge [somewhere]ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]
Yesterday we went to Chiang Mai and stayed at a friend's house for one night.
3NounB2

interval; stretch; spell

a short interval or stretch of time or distance (e.g., พักหนึ่งพักหนึ่งpák nèungfor a moment; for a while ‘for a while’)

Examples

ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitสักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treeพักหนึ่งpák nèungพักหนึ่งpák nèungfor a moment; for a whileเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
Please wait for a short while; he'll be here soon.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สเตย์sà-dtayสเตย์sà-dtay1stay (lodging)2[to] stay; lodge
  • stay (lodging)
  • [to] stay; lodge
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)
  • period; span (of time)
  • section; segment (part of something)
  • range; interval (between limits)
  • period; time (around now/then)
  • distance between supports
  • width span; armspan
  • span; breadth (across)
พักผ่อนpák pònพักผ่อนpák pòn[to] rest; relax; take a break

[to] rest; relax; take a break

พักอาศัยpák aa-săiพักอาศัยpák aa-săi1[to] reside; live2[to] stay; lodge3residence; lodging (formal)
  • [to] reside; live
  • [to] stay; lodge
  • residence; lodging (formal)
เซาsaoเซาsao1[to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)2[to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)
  • [to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)
  • [to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)