Thai word
ผัก
phàk
蔬菜
How to pronounce ผัก
Low tone
Low and flat, slightly falling at the end
ผัก is written phàk and carries the low tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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phak
Mid tone
- ผัก
phàk
Low tone
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phâk
Falling tone
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phǎk
Rising tone
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phák
High tone
What does ผัก mean?
Translation
蔬菜
ผัก (phàk) means "蔬菜" in Thai.
Example sentences
ไม่เอาผักนะครับ เอาแต่เนื้อ
mâi ao pàk ná kráp ao tàe núea
不要蔬菜，只要肉。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
บาท
bàat
Related words
More words with the low tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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