พักคอย
pák-kɔɔiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] wait (in a waiting area)
to wait, often in a designated area or while taking a temporary rest.
Examples
เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)คุณลูกค้าkun-lûuk-káaคุณลูกค้าkun-lûuk-káacustomer; client (polite address)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)พักคอยpák-kɔɔiพักคอยpák-kɔɔi[to] wait (in a waiting area)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níithis roomก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please have a seat and wait in this room for a moment.
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ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanสามารถsǎa-mâatเข้าไปkâo-bpaiพักคอยpák-kɔɔiในnaiเลานจ์láoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaขึ้นเครื่องkʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉangได้dâai
Passengers can go wait in the lounge before their boarding time.
ระหว่างที่rá-wàang-tîiรอหมอrɔɔ-mɔ̌ɔฉันchǎnไปbpaiนั่งnângพักคอยpák-kɔɔiที่tîiเก้าอี้gâo-îiหน้าnâaห้องตรวจhɔ̂ng-dtrùuat
While waiting for the doctor, I went to sit and wait on the chair in front of the examination room.
พยานpá-yaanในnaiคดีká-diiถูกtùukจัดให้jàt-hâiอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องhɔ̂ngแยกyɛ̂ɛkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพักคอยpák-kɔɔiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàถึงtʉ̌ngคิวkiuให้การhâi-gaan
The witnesses in the case were placed in a separate room to wait before it was their turn to testify.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2[to] stay; lodge3[to] pause; put [sth] on hold4interval; stretch; spell[to] rest; take a breakPart 1
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คอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be ready[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])Part 2
พักคอยpák-kɔɔiพักคอยpák-kɔɔi[to] wait (in a waiting area)[to] wait (in a waiting area)Word