ภาค

pâak

Meanings

1NounB1

region; area

a major geographic division of a country (e.g., ภาคเหนือภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉa1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.) the North, ภาคใต้ภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area) the South)

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2NounB1

part; section; division

one subdivision of a larger whole (e.g., part/section of a book, movie, course, or story arc/season)

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3NounB2

sector (economic/societal)

a segment of the economy or society (e.g., ภาครัฐภาครัฐpâak-rát1government sector; public sector; the state2state-run; government- (attributive) public sector, ภาคเอกชนภาคเอกชนpâak-èek-gà-chonprivate sector; non-government sector private sector)

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ภาค said พาก?

pâak

  • Same-sounding letterภ sounds just like พ, so the reading uses พ.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ค is said like ก (k).

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

pâak

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——