พักผ่อน
pák-pɔ̀ɔnMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] rest; relax; take a break
to stop work or activity to relax and recover energy; to take a break
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a breakสักครู่sàk-krûuสักครู่sàk-krûu1a moment; a short time2just a moment; briefly; in a moment
I want to take a break for a moment.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานtam-ngaanมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanเราraoควรkuuanพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
After working all day, we should take a break before continuing to work.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเดินทางไกลdəən-taang-glaiเราraoแวะพักwɛ́-pákผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnที่tîiปั๊มbpámเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náam
During a long trip, we stopped to take a break at a gas station to drink water.
ถ้าtâaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kล้าláaเกินไปgəən-bpaiควรkuuanพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnสักsàkยี่สิบyîi-sìpนาทีnaa-tiiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnกลับglàpไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีmiiแรงrɛɛngและlɛ́สมาธิsà-maa-tíมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
If you feel too tired, you should take a twenty-minute break before returning to work to have more energy and focus.
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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ผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postpone[to] pay in installmentsPart 2
พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a break[to] rest; relax; take a breakWord