พัก
pákMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] rest; take a break
to stop activity briefly to relax or recover
Examples
เดินนานdəən-naanเดินนานdəən-naan[to] walk for a long timeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerพักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3interval; stretch; spellสักครู่sàk-krûuสักครู่sàk-krûu1a moment; a short time2just a moment; briefly; in a moment
We’ve been walking for a long time; let’s rest for a moment.
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My eyes hurt; let me take a break from the screen for ten minutes first.
The runner stopped to rest and drink water before continuing.
ทำงานtam-ngaanต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongแล้วlɛ́ɛoควรkuuanพักpákให้hâiสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngได้dâaiผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มใหม่rə̂əm-mài
You’ve been working for many hours; you should take a break to let your mind relax before starting again.
2VerbA2
[to] stay; lodge
to stay temporarily at a place (e.g., hotel, guesthouse, someone’s home)
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไปพักbpai-pákไปพักbpai-pák1[to] go rest; [to] go take a break2[to] go stay; [to] go lodge [somewhere]ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse
Yesterday we went to Chiang Mai and stayed at a friend's house for one night.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàพักpákที่tîiเกสต์เฮาส์géet-haoแถวtɛ̌ɛoชายหาดchaai-hàatเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaสองsɔ̌ɔngคืนkʉʉn
Tomorrow he will stay at a guesthouse near the beach for two nights.
ช่วงchûuangสัมมนาsăm-má-naaฉันchănขอkŏrพักpákกับgàpญาติyâatในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpเพราะpráwเดินทางdern taangสะดวกsà-dùuakและláeประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าโรงแรมkâa rohng raem
During the seminar, I plan to stay with relatives in Bangkok because it's convenient and saves on hotel costs.
Tonight I’m staying at a hotel near the train station.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเราraoไปbpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang màiแล้วláeoพักpákที่têeเกสต์เฮาส์gét-háoเล็กlékๆ-สองsŏngคืนkeun
Yesterday we went to Chiang Mai and stayed at a small guesthouse for two nights.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเขาkăoจะjàไปbpaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpแล้วláeoพักpákบ้านbâanเพื่อนpêuuanจนกว่าjon gwàaงานngaanจะjàเสร็จsèt
Tomorrow he will go to Bangkok and stay at a friend’s house until the work is finished.
ระหว่างrá-wàangทริปtrípต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเราraoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiไปbpaiพักโฮมสเตย์pák-hoom-sà-dteeของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียนรู้riian-rúuวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
During the trip upcountry, we plan to go stay at a villagers’ homestay to learn about the local way of life.
3NounB2
interval; stretch; spell
a short interval or stretch of time or distance (e.g., พักหนึ่งพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngfor a moment; for a while ‘for a while’)
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngfor a moment; for a whileเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Please wait for a short while; he'll be here soon.
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รถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakเราraoคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngเลี้ยวlíiaoเข้าkâoปั๊มbpámรอrɔɔสักsàkพักก่อนpák-gɔ̀ɔnค่อยkɔ̂iออกɔ̀ɔkต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The traffic is terrible; we should turn into a gas station and wait for a bit before continuing.
It will probably keep raining for quite a while before the sky clears.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานngaanเงียบngîiapไปbpaiพักหนึ่งpák-nʉ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛคาดว่าkâat-wâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaจะjàคึกคักkʉ́k-kákขึ้นkʉ̂n
Work has been quiet for a while, but it’s expected to pick up next month.
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 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
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 | — | — |