ภาค(pâak)
Meanings
1NounB1
region; area
a major geographic division of a country (e.g., ภาคเหนือภาคเหนือpâak nĕuua1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.) the North, ภาคใต้ภาคใต้pâak dtâiSouthern Thailand; the south (of a country/area) the South)
Examples
ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext yearเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitภาคเหนือpâak nĕuuaภาคเหนือpâak nĕuua1the North; northern region (of Thailand)2northern (style, food, etc.)
Next year we will travel to the Northern region.
2NounB1
part; section; division
one subdivision of a larger whole (e.g., part/section of a book, movie, course, or story arc/season)
Examples
ซีรีส์see-rêeซีรีส์see-rêe1TV/web series2series (set of related works/events)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)ภาคpâakภาคpâak1region; area2part; section; division3sector (economic/societal)4act; chapter (formal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeภาคpâakภาคpâak1region; area2part; section; division3sector (economic/societal)4act; chapter (formal)แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)
This series has three parts; I just finished the first part.
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 èk-gà-chonprivate sector; non-government sector private sector)
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearภาคเอกชนpâak èk-gà-chonภาคเอกชนpâak èk-gà-chonprivate sector; non-government sectorลงทุนlong tunลงทุนlong tun1to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)2investment; act of investing3[to] invest (money; resources)มากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเชื่อมั่นchêuua mânเชื่อมั่นchêuua mân[to] trust (in); have confidence (in)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทิศtítทิศtítdirection; compass pointทางเศรษฐกิจtaang sèt-tà-gìtทางเศรษฐกิจtaang sèt-tà-gìt1economic; relating to the economy2economically; in economic terms3the economic aspect
This year the private sector is investing more because it is confident in the economic direction.
4NounB2
act; chapter (formal)
a formal division of a play (act) or a written work (chapter/section), used in titles or headings
Examples
ละครเวทีlá-kon way-teeละครเวทีlá-kon way-tee1stage play; theatrical production2live theatre (art form)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แบ่งเป็นbàeng bpenแบ่งเป็นbàeng bpen[to] divide [sth] intoสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)ภาคpâakภาคpâak1region; area2part; section; division3sector (economic/societal)4act; chapter (formal)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughภาคpâakภาคpâak1region; area2part; section; division3sector (economic/societal)4act; chapter (formal)แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodปูพื้นbpoo péunปูพื้นbpoo péun1[to] lay flooring; [to] pave [sth]2[to] lay the groundwork; [to] provide backgroundตัวละครdtuua lá-konตัวละครdtuua lá-kon1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)
This stage play is divided into three acts, with the first act setting up the characters.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâakภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak1region2regional; of a region
- region
- regional; of a region
ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2department; division; unit3per; by (ratio)4as for; regarding5share; quota
- part; portion; section
- department; division; unit
- per; by (ratio)
- as for; regarding
- share; quota
ซีซันsee sanซีซันsee san1season (time of year)2season (TV series)3season (sports)4season (tourism/business)
- season (time of year)
- season (TV series)
- season (sports)
- season (tourism/business)
ภาคส่วนpâak sùuanภาคส่วนpâak sùuansector; segment (economy/industry/society)
sector; segment (economy/industry/society)
ซีซั่นsee sânซีซั่นsee sânseason; period
season; period